"You're just a substitute. Never expect to become the real one." That one sentence was enough to remind Aluna who she really was only a contract wife, a replacement for her twin sister, and nothing more than a shadow by Arka Pradipta's side, the cold CEO who doesn't believe in love. It all started with a deal, a marriage for convenience, no feelings, no future. But the longer Aluna lived under the same roof, the more she began to see another side of Arka, the wounds he hid, and the small acts of care he never admitted. The problem was, Aluna's heart was starting to break the rules. Just as Arka slowly began to change, the past came back to destroy everything. An ex-fiancée returned. A dark secret threatened to be exposed. And Aluna realized her position could crumble at any moment.

Framed, heartbroken, and forced into a marriage of convenience. Ava Hayes, heiress to a powerful, shadowy empire, watches her world crumble when her fiancé is ripped away and married to another. Seeking escape, she weds a stranger, Marcus Thorne, only to be plunged into a deadly conspiracy far more sinister than a mere scandal. As old vendettas resurface and threats close in, Ava must confront her family's dark past and forge an unbreakable bond with the unexpected man by her side, fighting for survival and a love she never saw coming.