When love comes with a price tag, can the heart afford to pay?Ariana Brooks never imagined her life would be sold at an arrangement. But when her mother's life hangs in the balance and medical expenses destroy her dreams, she agrees to the unthinkable, one year as Alexander Knight's wife, a billionaire who sees emotions as weakness and marriage as a corporate merger.He was supposed to take her name.She was supposed to guard her heart.Neither intended to fall.Under Alexander's icy haughtiness is a man hurt by betrayal, and under Ariana's tough aggression is a heart yearning for something real. What begins as a corporate merger becomes furtive glances, sleepless nights, and a love potent enough to ruin them both.Until lies come between them and Alexander's revengeful anger ex, Vanessa Pierce, exposes their deal to the world, and Ariana leaves, pregnant, heartbroken, and destined to raise her child alone. Three years later, in the glittering streets of Paris, she rebuilt her life and became a rising fashion designer. Until Alexander finds her again… and discovers the son she never told him about.Now, he'll stop at nothing to reclaim the woman who taught him how to love, even if it means burning down the world that came between them once.Will he succeed? Or will Ariana still cling to the shame that tore them apart?