After publicly slapping the arrogant billionaire heir at the university, Maya Brooks becomes the last person anyone would expect Aiden Sterling to pursue. As a scholarship student striving to support her family, Maya has no interest in the wealthy playboy who has taunted her for years. However, when Aiden finds himself in an arranged marriage, he proposes a deal that could transform both of their lives: she must pretend to be his girlfriend for three months in return for assistance in saving her family from financial disaster.What starts as a fabricated relationship quickly escalates into something far more perilous. A shocking murder reveals long-hidden family secrets, and Maya learns that the silver pendant she has worn since childhood harbors an ancient power linked to her lineage. As merciless adversaries emerge from the shadows to pursue the last Luminara heir, Maya and Aiden become embroiled in a lethal conflict where love, betrayal, magic, and fate intertwine.In a realm where every secret comes at a cost and every decision could lead to death, their most significant challenge may not be surviving the darkness—but learning to trust one another.