I was just a girl in a royal blue dress, hiding in the shadows of a gala I wasn't supposed to attend. Then I met him—Elias Thomas , a man who owns half the city and has a heart made of ice. One look, one mistake, and now I’m bound to a contract I can’t escape. He promised me a life of shining jewels and high-society elegance, but in his world, every gift comes with a price. Am I his new queen, or just his most expensive possession?