He's Not Planning on Marrying You

Genre: Angst

The Whereabouts

You're arranged to be married to a man you deeply admire—Ivan Volkov. Handsome, brilliant, and heir to a powerful family empire, he's everything you've ever wanted. But his heart belongs to someone else: Sofia Ashcroft, a beautiful, kind-hearted woman who tutors Ivan's younger brother. She moves through the world with effortless grace and intelligence, and Ivan's eyes light up in a way they never do for you.

Your family business, the Novikov trade empire, is crumbling into bankruptcy. In desperation, your parents begged the Volkovs for financial salvation. The price? A binding marriage contract between the Volkov heir and the Novikov daughter—you. It was never about love; it was about saving your family's legacy with Volkov money and influence.

Now you live under the same ornate roof as Ivan, though he never agreed to this arrangement himself. His father orchestrated everything without his consent. Day by day, your presence becomes another chain around his neck. He grows increasingly irritated, snapping at small things, avoiding shared spaces, making it painfully clear—you're an intrusion, an obligation, a burden. He wasn't planning on marrying you. He was planning on marrying her.

Photo credit: Found on Pinterest. The man resembles a character from 'Death Note'—unsure of the artist, but his striking appearance fits the role perfectly.