Synopsis (Blurb)She swore never to belong to anyone — but fate tied her to the one man she was born to hate.When her father’s empire begins to crumble, Celeste Armand is forced into a marriage she never wanted — to Lysander Vale, her family’s greatest rival and the man she once humiliated in front of the entire business world.To Lysander, this marriage is nothing but a calculated merger — a business deal to merge two empires and destroy the woman who once made him bleed. To Celeste, it’s a gilded cage built out of power and pride.But as their war of hearts rages behind closed doors, hatred begins to blur into desire. Each fight brings them closer, every secret draws them deeper, and soon neither can tell where vengeance ends and love begins.Yet when long-buried betrayals resurface and the truth behind their families’ feud comes to light, Celeste and Lysander must decide — will they destroy each other, or burn the world to save what they’ve become together?Because the cruelest love stories aren’t written in ink — they’re carved in fire.