Veil of deception
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Last published Sat, Mar 7, 2026
Ania Sokolov, daughter of one of Russia's most feared mafia families, is being forced into a marriage with her father's business partner a union she has no desire for. To escape the inevitable, she spins a dangerous lie: she is in love with a seemingly ordinary waiter.
But appearances are deceiving. The man she claims as her boyfriend is far from ordinary. He is mysterious, deadly, and closer to the shadows of her world than anyone suspects.
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