Evelyn Hayes never expected to catch the eye of Damien Blackwood, the cold and terrifyingly powerful billionaire CEO who rules the city with an iron fist.After her father’s company collapses in massive debt, Damien offers a deal: marry him for one year to clear the debt… or watch her family lose everything.What starts as a forced contract marriage quickly turns dangerous when Damien becomes obsessed. He declares that she was always meant to be his — and he will do whatever it takes to make her his forever.Evelyn fights the intense attraction and his suffocating control, but Damien’s jealousy, relentless pursuit, and dark passion slowly break down her walls. Secrets from Damien’s past surface, threatening their fragile relationship.Will Evelyn surrender to the man who claims “You’re mine — always have been, always will be”? Or will the price of his love destroy them both?

In a world where love begins with obligation and trust is earned slowly, one choice will change everything.Amelia Bennett has always been invisible—unwanted in her own home, overshadowed by a stepmother and stepsister who took everything that should have been hers. Quiet, resilient, and desperate for a life of her own, she’s learned to endure rather than fight.Until one night changes everything.A single mistake at her stepsister’s lavish birthday party throws Amelia into the path of Julian Voss—a powerful, dangerously composed billionaire. What happens next is something neither of them planned, driven by forces beyond their control… and impossible to forget.By morning, Amelia runs.But Julian doesn’t.A man who never leaves things unfinished, he tracks her down and offers marriage out of responsibility. Amelia refuses—she wants something real, not an obligation.Just when Amelia starts to believe in something more, her family’s cruelty reaches its peak. Betrayed, humiliated, and cast out into the storm with nothing, she hits rock bottom——and Julian finds her.This time, his offer isn’t just duty. It’s protection. Power. Revenge.As Amelia steps into his world, what begins as a fragile arrangement slowly ignites into something deeper. But with her past refusing to let go and her enemies closer than ever, choosing Julian could mean gaining everything—or losing herself completely.