“Sign it, Christa. One year of marriage. That’s all I’m asking.” Christa Austin never thought she would see Damian Blackwood again. Not after that night. Not after the silence that followed. But when her father’s health collapses and her family is drowning in debt, Damian returns with an offer she cannot ignore: a contract marriage that would fix everything. One year. No love. No expectations. Just survival. At least, that’s what she tells herself. Because living under the same roof as Damian makes it harder to remember why she ever hated him in the first place. And harder still to ignore the way he looks at her when he thinks she isn’t watching. But Damian Blackwood is not a simple man. He carries secrets, guilt, and a past tied closely to Christa’s own pain. And when truth begins to surface, Christa is forced to question everything she believes about him and about herself. Some vows are written on paper. Others are written in the heart.