Dumped. Humiliated. Homeless.When Lara-Jean returns home early to find her fiancé in bed with another woman, she loses everything in one night—her future, her savings, and the life she'd spent years building.Then she saved a stranger.Bleeding in a rain-soaked alley, he was mysterious, wounded, and unforgettable. She used her last money to help him, expecting nothing in return.He turned out to be her new boss. A billionaire. And now he wants to marry her.Peter Kavinsky doesn't do feelings. He does control, strategy, and power. But when his mysterious new employee turns out to be the woman who saved his life, he offers her a deal, a one-year marriage of convenience. His name will protect her from the vengeful ex and scheming relatives who want to destroy her. In return, she'll help him maintain control of his empire.The contract was simple. The heart wasn't.What begins as a cold agreement quickly spirals into dangerously real passion. He promised to shield her from the world. She promised not to fall in love.Neither kept their word.Now, as enemies circle and secrets surface, Lara-Jean and Peter must decide if what they've built is just a contract or a love worth fighting for.Some promises are written on paper. The ones that matter are written on the heart.

He thinks she left him for a price. She left him to save a life.​Three years ago, Krystal was the scholarship girl who captured the heart of New York’s most eligible billionaire heir. Their marriage was a fairy tale—until the King of the city, Alex’s father, tore it apart. Faced with a choice between her husband’s love and her dying mother’s survival, Krystal signed the divorce papers and vanished.​Now, Krystal is back in the concrete jungle, broken and desperate. Blacklisted by every firm in the city thanks to her former father-in-law, she has only one door left open: a Personal Assistant position at Valerius Enterprises.​The man behind the mahogany desk isn't the boy who once loved her. Alex Valerius is now a cold, ruthless titan who views Krystal as a gold-digging betrayer. He’s determined to make her pay for leaving him, using his power to keep her bound to his side—and his bed.​Krystal endures his scorn and his touch, fueled by a secret Alex can never know. Because every night, she returns home to Lysander, the three-year-old son who carries the Valerius eyes and his father’s stubborn chin.​Krystal is playing a dangerous game. She needs the paycheck to keep Lysander safe, but the more Alex pulls her back into his world, the harder it is to hide the truth: The heir to the Valerius empire isn't sitting in the CEO's chair—he’s waiting for his mommy to come home.