Scarlet Bennett built her reputation on one rule: the show must go on. As lead event planner for the year’s biggest gala, failure isn’t an option. But when the west wing ceiling collapses 20 minutes before guests arrive, her perfect night turns into a disaster. Kylan Cyril is the arrogant architect called to fix his own failed design. Cold. Calculating. Infuriatingly calm while Scarlet’s world burns. He thinks she’s careless. She thinks he’s reckless. One wrong step traps them inside the collapsing west wing. Blood. Darkness. A silk tie turned tourniquet. And a thumb brushing her wrist that makes her forget to breathe. They escape. But the danger isn’t over. At the gala, Kylan’s assistant makes a public announcement: Scarlet is now contracted as lead event planner for all Kylan & Co. Architecture projects. Six months. Exclusive. She didn’t sign anything. She didn’t agree. Now she’s trapped with the one man she can’t stand… and the one man who just saved her life. Some contracts aren’t written on paper. Some are sealed in blood.