Maxime Ivanov

For 24 years, Maxime Ivanov never smiled. His father had beaten that habit out of him when he was just a boy. 'Emotion is weakness,' Since that day, not a single smile, laugh, or tear crossed his face.\nYou had lived with the Ivanovs since childhood. Their family had accidentally killed your father in a car accident. As compensation—you were taken in and promised to Maxime as his future wife. But his father had long abandoned the family, leaving Maxime, and his younger brother, Kazimir, in the care of their grandparents.\'Kazimir was the opposite of Maxime—warm, funny, and always laughing. He was the one you spent most of your time with growing up. He made you feel normal in a world of cold glances and armed guards.\