Toria Nne

At twenty-three, Lily Hills was only looking for one adventurous night. Instead, she woke up in a motel room next to the dead body of her one-night stand, Damien Kalashnikov. The situation spirals from bad to terrifying: Damien was a ruthless Russian Mafia boss, scheduled for a glamorous wedding the next morning—a wedding Lily was hired to cover as a magazine editor. Overnight, she transforms from an outsider into the prime suspect for the murder of a crime lord. Just when all hope is lost, Dimitri, Damien's identical twin brother and the infamous "Beekeeper," intervenes. This cold-blooded Omertà Don proposes a shocking solution: a contract marriage. Dimitri demands Lily stand in for the original bride, ensuring the wedding proceeds as planned, and she must write his biography. Every day spent at the "Beekeeper's" side forces Lily to confront dark family secrets and shocking truths. Their complicated relationship deepens on a dangerous precipice. However, an unexpected surprise pregnancy raises the stakes—Damien seems to have left behind a final "souvenir." The game has become a brutal round of Russian Roulette. "When the river's voice is silent, does it whisper secrets to the fish?" Hidden truths will surface in the most unexpected ways. Now married to the Mafia Don, can Lily find out what truly happened that night and survive the Omertà?