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βSome marriages are made for peace. Theirs was made for war-and maybe love.β
- Finding Ourselves Together
Love has always been a curse for **Aleksandr Ivanov**, the ruthless head of the Russian Mafia. Every person he has ever loved has been taken from him, leaving behind nothing but grief and an empire built on blood. With a heart frozen by loss and a temper feared by all, Aleksandr rules with an iron fist, shutting the world out behind walls no one has ever managed to break.
**Eleonora Bianchi** never imagined her future would be decided by a peace treaty. When an arranged marriage proposal arrives, refusing it is not an option. The union promises to end a generations-long war between two powerful crime families, making her the key to a fragile alliance.
Reluctantly persuaded by those he trusts, Aleksandr agrees to take a wife-not for love, but to strengthen his crumbling empire. His bride is everything he is not: young, vibrant, compassionate, and determined to see beyond the monster the world fears.
But can Eleonora thaw a heart buried beneath years of sorrow when the memory of Aleksandr's lost ones still linger? Can she earn the affection of a man who believes love only leads to tragedy? And when old enemies resurface and peace proves as fragile as glass, will their arranged marriage become the salvation of two broken souls-or the spark that ignites another war?