Aurora Hayes never expected her life to change the night she crossed paths with Adrian Black the ruthless, dangerously handsome billionaire who trusted no one and felt nothing… until her. After witnessing something she was never meant to see, Aurora becomes the target of a deadly enemy. Adrian offers her only one way to stay alive: Marry him. Live with him. Become his hidden wife. Cold. Controlling. Broken by a past he refuses to speak about Adrian keeps everyone at arm’s length. But the more Aurora lives under his roof, the more she sees the man behind the darkness… the man who would burn the world to protect her. With Victor’s men closing in and secrets from Adrian’s past resurfacing, Aurora is trapped in a dangerous game of passion, betrayal, and obsession. He says she belongs to him for protection. But what happens when the marriage becomes real? And when the past they both fear refuses to stay buried?