She was entered without her knowledge. He needed a wife to protect his reputation. Neither of them believed it would actually happen.Adeline Evans is twenty years old, with a suitcase full of clothes, zero savings, and a past no one wants to hear about. After years of drifting, she hits rock bottom—homeless, alone, and betrayed by everyone she once trusted.In a desperate act, her best friend submits her application to a mysterious contest... to become the wife of one of the most powerful billionaires in the city.Theodore Prescott isn't looking for love. He's looking for a wife. Someone formal, obedient, and photogenic. The pressure from his family and the media is mounting—and Adeline ends up the unexpected winner of a game she never agreed to play.She hates him. She believes he sees her only as a contract-bound wife. But over time, feelings begin to bloom despite them both, and the wall between them starts to crack—especially when she learns he chose her against his family's wishes.Eventually, secrets about her childhood and her time in the orphanage begin to surface. Adeline discovers the truth about her biological parents... and realizes she's far more important than anyone ever imagined.

Ella is stuck in an arranged marriage arranged by her parents. Her husband is a tyrant. Just when she thinks there's no hope for her, her terrible husband's brother shows up and falls in love with her and has no intention of letting go. After a life in hell, Ella wonders if she has actually found true love or if it is just another illusion.