Desperate. Broke. And running out of options.Eighteen-year-old Emma Carter never dreamed she'd be standing in the office of Damien Cross — ruthless billionaire, media mogul, and the coldest man she’s ever met — begging him to save her family from financial ruin. Her brother needs surgery. Her mother is drowning in bills. And Emma? She’s ready to sell her soul if it means keeping the lights on.What Damien offers instead is worse — or maybe better.Marriage.A cold-blooded contract. One year. Public appearances. A shared bed when he demands it. No love. No promises. No escape.Emma swore she’d never be owned. But the moment she signs that paper and wears his ring, she steps into a world of icy mansions, glass smiles, and secrets that cut deeper than any diamond could shine.Damien Cross is power in a tailored suit. He doesn’t feel. He doesn’t flinch. But behind his icy stare lies a name whispered in the dark: Sophia — the woman who vanished and shattered whatever heart he once had.When Emma says the wrong thing and triggers a breakdown in the man who never breaks, she realizes she's in deeper than she ever imagined. This isn't just a contract. It’s a battlefield.And the rules? They keep changing.Add in Lucas Cross — Damien’s younger brother — warm, charming, and everything Damien isn’t. He listens when Damien orders. He smiles when Damien scowls. And worst of all? He sees Emma. The real her. Not the contract. Not the obligation. Just… her.Now Emma is trapped in a house filled with ghosts and secrets — stuck between two brothers, one who owns her body… and one who might be stealing her heart.But there’s a reason Damien doesn’t love.A reason Sophia left.A secret the Cross family would kill to keep buried.And when the truth rises, the contract will burn.She thought she was signing for survival.But what she really signed was war.