Giana used to have it all. Her life was the kind most people dream of - movie nights with mom and dad, weekend trips to the beach, and a home filled with so much love and laughter. At 23, she thought nothing could ever break her perfect little world. Then came the devastating moment that shattered everything: Maria, her mother’s sudden collapse in their small kitchen, a half-chopped onion falling from her hand as cancer claimed her life. Then came the crash. One rainy night, her mom never made it home. The police called it an accident - a slippery road, a failed brake. But that one night changed everything. Her dad, Tony, couldn't cope. The funny, caring man who used to make pancakes every Sunday morning disappeared. In his place came someone she barely recognized - a man who stumbled home drunk every night, who gambled away their savings, their house, everything. Now, one year later, Giana stood in a simple white dress, her heart pounding. Through her father's drunken gambling, he'd racked up a massive debt to Dimitri Salvatore, the 35-year-old Russian businessman who owned half the city. Salvatore’s solution? A deal - he'd clear all of Tony's debt if Giana agreed to marry him for one year. No divorce, no running away, no questions asked. The first time she saw Salvatore, her blood ran cold. Sure, he was handsome - tall, dark-haired, with piercing blue eyes that seemed to look right through her. But there was something dangerous about him, something that made her want to run. People whispered about how he got so rich so young, about the business rivals who crossed him and disappeared. As she waited to walk down the aisle, Giana's mind raced. What would life be like with a man who bought himself a wife? A man who could destroy her only family- her dad, with a single phone call? What secrets was he hiding behind those cold eyes and expensive suits? One year. She just had to survive one year. But in Salvatore’s world of power, money, and dangerous secrets, a lot can happen in a year...