Cage of White Keys
By @john1208
I never wanted to be a prodigy. My life plan was incredibly simple: exert zero effort, play piano at a dingy underground lounge, and keep my little brother, Yurek, off the radar of the men who orphaned us. But when a brutal alleyway chase leaves us cornered in the freezing rain, I am forced to make a deal with the devil. Kazimir Ozerov is the cold-blooded director of Voskgrad's most feared intelligence network. He offers absolute protection. The price? A contract marriage and my employment as his personal archivist. Kazimir harbors a crippling phobia of fire and a lethal case of insomnia, and my music is the only thing that soothes his fractured mind. I thought I could coast through this arrangement, doing the bare minimum while secretly plotting an escape. But when a rival faction's paparazzi ambush forces a desperate, bruising kiss for the cameras, Kazimir’s cold facade shatters. His territorial jealousy awakens, turning my sanctuary into a gilded cage. As I decrypt his files, I realize the arsonist who traumatized him and the men hunting my brother are part of the exact same conspiracy. Can I unravel the truth before my fake husband’s dark obsession consumes us both?
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