She signed a contract to survive… but the moment her name touched that paper, she didn’t just become a wife — she became owned. Lucien Armand doesn’t negotiate. He doesn’t love. He decides. And his decision? Six months as his wife, or her brother disappears. Selene laughed until violence found her on the asphalt outside her apartment. Now she’s trapped in his empire where even silence feels like control. But Lucien’s world runs on rules. Rule one: Never go downstairs. Rule two: Never ask about the past. Selene broke both last night. Because this was never a marriage. It was a trap she walked into willingly. And Lucien? He never signed anything to let her go. But the real question is… what happens when the man who owns your name refuses to ever release it?