Honcharchyk Milana

One night in a bar—and her life turns upside down. Alina Shevchuk has just lost her job, her dignity, and her faith in tomorrow. In a dark bar she escapes to, trying to hide from reality, he approaches her—Timur Bayrak. Cold. Confident. Dangerous. His words hit harder than a bullet: one year of an exclusive relationship in exchange for complete financial freedom. She refuses. Loudly. With a slap that echoes through the entire room. But he doesn’t back down.

Her very first day driving ends in disaster: an accidental collision with the powerful CEO of a global corporation pulls her into a storm of events beyond her wildest imagination. To save a multimillion-dollar deal, he passes her off as his girlfriend at an elite diplomatic gathering—and everyone instantly believes it. Suddenly, they're stuck pretending: he's the icy, calculating businessman; she's the chaotic, trouble-magnet dreamer. Between hilarious mix-ups, high-stakes business schemes, and hidden dangers, their pretend relationship begins to feel dangerously real. This tale is set to ignite just like that fateful crash.

"Where did you get the idea that I saved you, that I’m better than them?" — he looks at me, and a shiver runs through me. But really, who is he? He scattered them like pieces of paper. I don’t know why, but near him, I feel calm. I want to believe that he’s my hero. He will protect me from evil—I know it, I can feel it...