She thought he was her saviour. But he was the cage. When Elara’s family is destroyed overnight by a scandal they didn’t cause, she’s left homeless, powerless, and desperate. Enters Cassian Vale, a young, reclusive billionaire known as The Crownless King of Europe’s underground financial elite. He offers her a deal: pretend to be his fiancée for six months to protect his empire from collapse… and in return, he’ll make her problems disappear. But Cassian’s world isn’t made of silk and luxury, rather, it’s forged from secrets, control, and manipulation. Elara soon learns that everything comes with a price… including her heart.