Seraphina Vale never imagined that saving her family would cost her freedom. With her family's fortune collapsing and dangerous creditors closing in, she has only one option left: accept a marriage proposal from Damien Blackwood, a ruthless billionaire known for his cold heart and merciless business dealings. His offer is simple. One year of marriage in exchange for her family's financial freedom. No love. No questions. No expectations. Seraphina agrees, believing she can survive twelve months with a man who seems incapable of feeling anything. But Damien Blackwood has secrets of his own. He didn't choose Seraphina by accident. Their families share a dark history, and marrying her is part of a plan he has spent years preparing. What he never planned for was her stubborn courage, her unexpected kindness, or the way she slowly begins to break through the walls surrounding his heart. As attraction grows and buried secrets threaten to surface, Seraphina discovers that the man she married might be connected to the very tragedy that destroyed her family. Now she must choose between the husband she is falling for and the truth that could tear them apart forever. She entered his world as a wife bought with a contract. But what happens when the ruthless billionaire discovers that the woman he intended to use for revenge has become the only woman he cannot afford to lose? Some marriages begin with love. Theirs began with a bargain—and a secret that could destroy them both.