A Bitter Prescription

Dr. Anja Volkov, a surgical prodigy known more for her icy precision than her bedside manner, lives by a single, cold creed: attachment is a liability. This belief was forged in the competitive fires of the Volkov medical dynasty and cemented by the death of her only mentor. Now, his last words haunt her: a cryptic warning about their shared rival, the powerful Chernov family. Anja is convinced it was murder, and she begins a meticulous campaign of sabotage to dismantle their empire from the inside. Her focus is absolute, until she collides with Luka Petrov, the stubbornly cheerful owner of a small bistro who seems to have made it his personal mission to ensure she eats. His quiet persistence is a maddening distraction from her path of vengeance. But as Anja gets closer to the truth behind her mentor's death, she discovers Luka has his own hidden reasons for despising the Chernovs. Can she trust the one man capable of melting her frozen heart, or is he just another pawn in a game she's destined to lose?