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||𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐓||

Melanie Rossi has always been the type to follow the rules, living a life built on order and expectations. But when she's thrust into an arranged marriage with a man she's never met, everything she thought she knew about control and destiny begins to unravel. Her new husband, Nikolai, is a mysterious and magnetic figure, and though he seems to be hiding something, there's a depth to him that draws Melanie in.

As they struggle to navigate this strange and forced union, Melanie starts uncovering unsettling truths about Nikolai's past, and the dark forces at play within his family. But the more she learns, the more she finds herself caught in the pull of her own emotions. Despite the looming danger, she can't help but fall for him-her feelings growing in direct contrast to the secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

In this tangled web of control, passion, and fear, Melanie is faced with a choice: how much of herself is she willing to lose in order to gain freedom, and can love truly emerge from such chaos?

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, "𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞" 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬..
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