He forced her into a deal she could not refuse. She never realized the price would be her heart. When twenty-four-year-old Elena Marlowe inherits her father's failing company from the mysterious man, she finds out that the money is not the only debt that the woman has to repay. The only one who can save her from her father's mistakes is a billionaire who her father warned her to keep away from at all costs. Damien Cross, a ruthless billionaire known for eliminating everyone who stands in his way. He offers her a deal that she cannot refuse: he will save her father's company if she agrees to be his bride for one year. There is only one problem: Damien does not want her to be his wife. For years, he has believed that her father was responsible for the tragedy that destroyed his family, and marrying his enemy's daughter is the only way to ensure that she can pay for the sins of the past. But what Elena does not realize is that Damien may have been deceived as well. For years, someone has manipulated the events surrounding both families so that they will collide. As the truth begins to unravel, the marriage between the enemies becomes more difficult to control. The hatred of the two families turns into something that neither of them expects, and the closer Elena gets to Damien, the more dangerous the truth is becoming. Then, she discovers a secret in her father's last will that implicates not only her family, but Damien's family, as well as the mysterious man who brought them together. Their marriage was never meant to be real, but someone has been waiting for them to fall in love. After all, the truth can only destroy them, and when the time comes, Elena and Damien will not know whether to save each other... or destroy each other.