You think you’re pitying a broken man, Aria,” Adrian said, his voice a low, dangerous vibration that made the air in the boardroom feel heavy. He stepped into her personal space, the scent of sandalwood and absolute power clinging to him. “But you’re the only thing I’ve ever wanted to possess. The contract isn't for my protection, it’s for yours.” ​Aria looked up, her pulse racing against the cool silk of his suit. “And if I refuse to play the part of your doting wife?” ​Adrian’s gaze dropped to her lips, his expression shifting from cold authority to a raw, unvarnished hunger. “Then I’ll spend every day of our marriage teaching you that you never wanted to say no.” ​Dumped, humiliated, and stripped of her life overnight, Aria Lane is left with nothing but her design portfolio and a shattered heart. When she lands a dream job at the city’s most prestigious firm, she thinks her luck has finally turned. ​There is only one problem: her new boss is Adrian Wolfe. ​To Aria, Adrian is the wounded, enigmatic man she once rescued while traveling abroad, a man she assumed was a struggling model. She couldn't have been more wrong. Adrian is the billionaire CEO of Wolfe International, a man who moves empires with a word and crushes rivals without a second thought. ​Trapped in a world of elite greed and ruthless schemes, Aria becomes a target. Adrian offers her a lifeline: a marriage of convenience. He promises to shield her from the vultures circling her reputation, and in return, she must play the role of his devoted wife. ​It was supposed to be a business arrangement built on proximity and pretense. But beneath the cold, calculating surface of the boardroom, Adrian harbors an obsession for Aria that has spanned years. As the lines between the contract and the truth begin to blur, they both discover that the most dangerous thing you can do for a billionaire is fall in love