I was engaged to his cousin. I spent every dinner wishing I was next to him instead.
Three years ago, I ran from the Ivanov world the night before my wedding. I told myself I was escaping the darkness. The truth? I was running from Sergei.
The youngest Ivanov brother. Charming. Reckless. The one who flirted across candlelit tables while I wore his cousin's ring. The one I almost kissed goodbye.
Now he's found me again—with a proposition. Fake girlfriend. One week. Then I'm free.
But Sergei doesn't play fair. He touches me like I'm already his. Looks at me like the years between us never happened. And when he says, "This was never fake for me," I forget every reason I ran.
He's forbidden. He's family. And I don't think I can outrun him twice.
Tropes: second chance • fake dating • forbidden romance • brother's ex • the one who got away
Three years ago, I ran from the Ivanov world the night before my wedding. I told myself I was escaping the darkness. The truth? I was running from Sergei.
The youngest Ivanov brother. Charming. Reckless. The one who flirted across candlelit tables while I wore his cousin's ring. The one I almost kissed goodbye.
Now he's found me again—with a proposition. Fake girlfriend. One week. Then I'm free.
But Sergei doesn't play fair. He touches me like I'm already his. Looks at me like the years between us never happened. And when he says, "This was never fake for me," I forget every reason I ran.
He's forbidden. He's family. And I don't think I can outrun him twice.
Tropes: second chance • fake dating • forbidden romance • brother's ex • the one who got away