I loved him for three years. I paid his debts. I wrote his papers. I believed in his dreams more than my own. And on our anniversary, in front of the city’s elite, Liam Thorn destroyed me. He poured red wine over my dress, laughed at my devotion, and announced his engagement to a billionaire’s daughter. My project. My future. My life – stolen and handed to another woman like a trophy. I was humiliated, broke, and desperate. My sister was dying. My bank account was empty. And the man I loved called me nothing. That was the night I met Victor Thorn. Liam’s father. A billionaire tycoon with ice in his veins and power in his hands. Cold. Ruthless. Dangerous. A man who doesn’t forgive betrayal – especially from his own blood. Victor didn’t offer me comfort. He offered me a deal. A contract marriage. A public alliance designed to destroy his son, destabilize his empire, and expose every lie hiding behind polished smiles and expensive suits. The rules were clear. No love. No feelings. Total obedience in public. Absolute control in private. I would become Victor Thorn’s wife. The woman my ex would be forced to call “Mom”. The living reminder of his downfall. What started as revenge quickly became something far more dangerous. Boardrooms turned into battlegrounds. Gala nights into power plays. Every touch was forbidden. Every glance a challenge. Victor was not a savior. He was a man who believed everything had a price – including me. And I thought I could survive that. I thought I could keep my heart out of it. But desire doesn’t follow contracts. And power always demands more than you’re ready to give. As secrets surface, scandals explode, and my ex spirals toward madness, I must decide who I really am in this game. A pawn. A weapon. Or a woman powerful enough to rewrite the rules. I married the devil for revenge. I didn’t expect to become his obsession. And I didn’t know the final price would be my heart – or my life.