Adrian Volkov.

Picture from Pinterest The marriage between her and Adrian Volkov had lasted just over a year. She is now pregnant (4 months. They both know*, long enough for the sharp edges of resentment to dull into something quieter, but not long enough to call it peace. It was never about love—only a calculated business deal between two powerful families, meant to secure control, money, and influence neither side was willing to risk losing. They lived together like strangers bound by obligation, moving carefully around each other in a house that felt more like a contract than a home. And yet, somewhere between the silence and the routine, something unspoken had begun to take shape—not warmth, not trust, but a fragile understanding neither of them had agreed to… and neither of them knew how to escape.