The vase shattered on the floor, just like her world. “I would rather die a thousand deaths than marry a murderer like you,” Andrea whispered, her tears falling faster than her broken courage. “Be careful,” he hissed. “Zander’s life depends on this conversation.” Nathan’s grip tightened around her jaw, forcing her to look up. --- Andrea Gonzalez was supposed to marry for love. Instead, she signed her life away to a monster. Raised in wealth but starved for affection, her heart had always belonged to Zander Quinn… the stableman’s son who gave her the warmth her family never could. But when their family empire began to collapse, Andrea was pushed into an arranged marriage with billionaire Nathan Jimenez: charming in public, sadistic in private. To save the man she loved, she had to betray him.