On the night everything in her life fell apart, Elena met the one man she was never supposed to cross paths with. Broke, heartbroken, and desperate to save her mother, she agreed to a strange contract marriage with a cold and powerful billionaire who had his own hidden reasons for choosing her. The rules were simple: no love, no questions, and no secrets revealed. But living under the same roof with a man who watches her like he already knows her begins to change everything. As their fake marriage starts to feel dangerously real, Elena discovers there is more to Adrian Kingsley than his icy reputation—and more to their connection than coincidence. When the truth behind the contract finally surfaces, will she walk away… or risk everything for a love that was never supposed to exist?

When Amara’s mother needed urgent surgery, she had nowhere left to turn.Betrayed by her fiancé and drowning in debt, her life was falling apart—until a cold, powerful stranger made her an unexpected offer.“Marry me for one year,” Alexander Knight said.A contract marriage. No love. No feelings. No promises.But living under the same roof with the ruthless billionaire was more dangerous than she imagined.His jealous ex-fiancée wanted her gone.His family refused to accept her.And the man she promised not to fall for was slowly becoming impossible to resist.When secrets from Alexander’s past begin to surface, Amara must decide—was she ever just his temporary wife… or something much more?