When struggling artist Emery Clarke finds herself drowning in debt and on the verge of losing everything, a single desperate mistake lands her in the crosshairs of Nicholas Vale, a cold, calculating billionaire who always gets what he wants. And what he wants… is her. Nicholas doesn’t believe in mercy. When Emery unknowingly damages a priceless painting in his private collection, he offers her an ultimatum: pay him back in full or agree to his ruthless demand. One year as his personal companion. No questions. No escape.

Selena Everhart was once the cherished daughter of a noble family, until they were destroyed by treachery, leaving her life in ruins. She vowed to rise from the ashes, to take back everything that was stolen from her. But to do so, she needs power, and Damon Blackwood, the ruthless and cold-hearted heir to a powerful dynasty, holds the key.Damon has spent his life keeping enemies close and emotions at bay. When Selena reappears in his life with a daring proposition. A marriage, an alliance that will make them both unstoppable, he accepts, intrigued by her hidden fire and thirst for vengeance that matches his own.Bound by a contract of convenience, they are forced to trust each other in a world of deceit and deadly schemes.