The Secret Affair
Don Vasily Petrov, the formidable leader of the Petrov crime syndicate, has always put duty before desire. To secure peace and expand his empire, he agrees to a political marriage with Isabella Volkov, the sweet and demure daughter of a rival family.
The union is meant to end all wars and solidify his power. Yet, his carefully constructed world shatters at his own bachelor party, an event he never wanted.
He awakens the next morning tangled in the sheets with her twin brother, Adrian, a notorious playboy with a hidden life of his own. As the wedding day looms, Vasily must confront a shocking truth about his own desires, a secret that could destroy his family’s legacy, and the man he never expected to love: his bride brother, who is now his most dangerous addiction and most intoxicating obsession.
But their secret isn't safe. A jealous ex-lover, hiding in plain sight, seeks to tear their worlds apart.