Elena Cross thought she knew the truth about her past—until a deadly night forces her into the dangerous world of the mafia. Hunted by people who want her dead, Elena discovers that her mother's disappearance and her family's darkest secrets are connected to the most powerful man in the city, Dante Romano. As danger closes in, Elena must uncover the truth before the people hunting her find her first. But the closer she gets to Dante, the more she realizes that he may be the only person who can protect her... or the very man who will destroy her.

Clara Bennett never believed she would marry for love. After losing her father and growing up believing her mother was dead, Clara learned to survive on her own. But everything changes when she is forced into a contract marriage with Adrian Laurent—the cold, powerful billionaire heir to one of the most influential families in the city. Adrian doesn't want a wife. Clara doesn't want a husband. But they both need something from the marriage. So they make a deal. One year. No love. No questions. No breaking the rules. It should have been simple. Until living together makes their carefully built walls begin to crumble. Adrian discovers that the woman he married for convenience is nothing like he expected. Clara discovers that behind his cold billionaire image is a man carrying secrets, pain, and a dangerous family legacy. Just when Clara begins to wonder if their fake marriage could become real, her past comes crashing back. Her mother—whom she believed was dead—is alive. Her father's mysterious death was not an accident. And a letter from her father contains a terrifying warning: Never trust Adrian Laurent. Suddenly, Clara doesn't know who to believe. The man she is falling in love with may be connected to the tragedy that destroyed her family. As hidden identities, betrayals, kidnappings, secret heirs, and a fortune worth billions are uncovered, Clara realizes that her marriage was never just a contract. Someone planned it. Someone has been watching her. And someone will do anything to control the Bennett fortune. Now Clara must choose between the truth and the man who has become her heart. Because when the contract ends, their love may be the only thing standing between them and a war that has lasted for generations. She married him for a contract. She stayed for love. But to protect their future, she must uncover the truth about her past. Will Clara and Adrian survive the secrets that brought them together? Or will the billionaire's contract wife become the greatest victim of the family war? A story of forbidden secrets, family betrayal, unexpected love, hidden identities, and a contract marriage that was never supposed to become forever.