To pay for his family debt, Lean agreed to marry Alexei, the ruthless Alpha son of the affluent Romanoffs, and bear a child for him. Alexei was in a coma when the marriage was arranged and he hated the new spouse he suddenly had after he woke up. He punished Lean for agreeing to the union by torturing him with rough sex and degrading him any chance he got. However, Lean persisted. He just wants to keep his end of the of deal and leave, forgetting this chapter of his life forever.