In the glittering skyline of Aurelian City, power belongs to one man.Adrian Blackwood, the ruthless CEO of Blackwood Global, a business empire rumored to have secret ties to the mafia.Cold. Untouchable. Fears.No woman lasts in his life longer than a season.Until Elena Rivera crashes into his world.Elena is brilliant but STRUGGLING burdened by debts left behind by her late father. When loan sharks threaten her family, a mysterious offer arrives:Marry Adrian Blackwood for one year.In return, every debt disappears.But the contract hides dangerous secrets.Adrian didn’t choose Elena for convenience.He chose her because someone wants her dead.As enemies close in, betrayal erupts, and passion ignites between them, the line between fake marriage and real love disappears.Yet the greatest secret remains hidden:Elena’s past is tied to the one tragedy that destroyed Adrian’s heart years ago.And when the truth surfaces…Love may not be enough to save them