“She’ll marry him, or we lose everything.”Those were the words that shattered Isabella Anderson’s world.Sold off to save her father’s debts, she’s forced into marriage with James Bellarie — a man whose calm smile hides something far more dangerous. Cold, calculating, and powerful, he’s the last person she’d ever choose… yet the only one who now owns her freedom.But when Isabella begins to uncover the truth behind her father’s deal, she realizes James isn’t just her captor — he’s connected to every shadow in her past. And while her heart fights to hate him, something darker begins to bloom between them.In a world where love is the last thing she can afford, falling for her husband might just destroy her.