Description
After spending seven years in a Russian prison for a crime she didn't commit-framed by the very people who should've protected her-Polina Oksana Katherina Volkov walks out with nothing but her name and the empire she founded at sixteen. Seeking a fresh start, she moves to New York, vowing never to trust again. Then she meets Antonio De Luca-a grumpy, emotionally walled-off CEO and single father of five. His life is structured, cold, and carefully controlled. Hers is haunted, fragile, and buried under secrets. Neither of them is looking for love. But the moment their worlds collide, everything begins to unravel. He falls first. He falls hard. And so do his children. But the past doesn't stay buried forever-and Polina must decide if the family she never expected is worth facing the demons she tried so hard to leave behind.
Prologue
