The emptiness of darkness
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Last published Fri, Jan 17, 2025
Russia,a city dominated by crime and shady business,the young Anastasia,a silent and introverted girl who prefers to take refuge in books and her thoughts,is betrothed to the cruel and cold Nikolai Markov.
Nikolai,cold,brutal and used to command and kill.
Anastasia,silent,quiet and lonely.
betrayals, enemies and difficult decisions but in the end, perhaps, even in the darkness a ray of light can bloom.A love born of a cruel pact,a forced marriage and two different people but maybe...
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