Who does Alina fall in love with?

Who does Alina fall in love with?
Over the course of Shadow and Bone and its sequels, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising, Alina forms romantic attachments with Mal and two other men: the Darkling and Nikolai.
Is Alina in love with Mal?
Alina has a crush on Mal, who is oblivious to her infatuation and constantly flirts with other girls. They grow distant while she is at the Little Palace training with the Darkling. After Alina runs away from the Little Palace, they reunite for a while before they are captured by the Darkling.
Where does Nikolai and Alina go on their journey?
- Surprised, Nikolai considers it and finally agrees. On their journey together to Os Alta, Nikolai and Alina make numerous public appearances in small towns. Outside of Tashta, Nikolai kisses Alina, and the crowd goes wild. Alina, in return, kicks his shin in private, and Mal is once again furious with Nikolai.
What happens to Alina and Nikolai in shadow and bone?
- When she finally kills the Darkling, Alina ends his spell on Nikolai, who becomes human once more, and leaves for the capital to claim his rightful place on the Ravkan throne.
How did Mal find out about Alina's love?
- Mal was oblivious to Alina’s love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door. Was this the relationship we were rooting for?
How did Mal and Alina get together in the Grishaverse?
- In this short time they are together, Mal confesses his feelings for her and they share a tender kiss. Later, when they are in the Darkling's camp in Kribirsk, they kiss again through Mal's jail bars and hold hands until the morning when Alina is taken away from him to prepare for their journey into the Fold.