To save her brother’s legacy, she made a deal with the devil. Now, he’s come to collect.One year ago, Avantika Willfort was a woman at the edge of a cliff. With her family’s pharmaceutical empire crumbling after the tragic death of her brother, Michael, she was forced to sign away her freedom to the one man powerful enough to save it.The terms were simple: His silence, his strength, and her hand in marriage.Johnny Orlando—the "Billionaire Bachelor" with eyes like cold emeralds and a heart of granite—never wanted a partner. He wanted a prize. After a year of silence, he has returned from the shadows to reclaim his place in her house and her life, bringing with him a cold arrogance that threatens to shatter Avantika’s hard-won peace.But in a house built on secrets, nothing is as it seems.Between the icy tension at the dinner table and the ghost of a brother she can't let go of, Avantika finds herself caught in a dangerous game of pride and hidden desire. Johnny is a stranger she’s bound to by law, a man who mocks her strength while his gaze sets her soul on fire.As their first anniversary approaches, the mask begins to slip. But just as Avantika prepares to fight for her dignity, a chilling message from the past arrives to change everything.One text. Three words. And a ghost who won't stay dead.“I’m back, Avani.”In a world of power and betrayal, who do you trust when your husband is the enemy and the past is a lie?