Lola Nightwood had always been the kind of woman who lived to please others. She was silent when mocked, submissive when scorned, and obedient when treated like dirt. Her heart, her body, and her very existence were never her own. And in return for a lifetime of quiet endurance, she was left to burn in the ashes of sins she never committed.Her life shattered the day her parents died in what the world believed was a tragic accident. Orphaned at a young age, she fell under the guardianship of her uncle and his wife, who treated her less like family and more like a servant. While her parents had once treated them as equals, they now repaid the debt with cruelty.But her misery reached its peak the night her uncle announced she would be married off to Rome Ryder—the man feared like a devil in the business world. Known for his cruelty toward women, his cold heart, and his reputation for breaking anyone who dared to get close, Rome was a monster in every whispered story.Standing before her guardians, tears threatening to fall, Lola accepted her fate in silence. Yet deep inside, she made a secret plan: to end it all when no one was watching.But what happens when she realizes her parents’ deaths weren’t accidents? When she discovers her inheritance is the very reason she was sold off? And when she begins to see cracks in Rome’s cold mask—cracks that reveal obsession, pain, and a dangerous vulnerability?Who is the real monster?Rome Ryder, who cages her in cruelty but bleeds for her in secret?Smith Ryder, the charming half-brother who covets both his empire and his wife?Or Victor Ryder, the patriarch who orchestrated every tragedy that shaped their lives?Lola’s fate isn’t just about surviving a marriage to a monster—it’s about uncovering the truth, taking back what was stolen from her, and deciding whether to destroy the very forces that caged her.