HIS WIFE, HIS ENEMY He married the woman he should have hated. She married the man she could never afford to trust. Vesper Marlowe has lost almost everything. Her family’s business is drowning in scandal, her reputation has been destroyed, and the man she once planned to marry has betrayed her in the cruelest way imaginable. With powerful enemies closing in and the truth buried beneath a mountain of lies, Vesper needs a miracle. Then Sebastian Ashford makes her an offer. At thirty-four, Sebastian is a ruthless billionaire chairman who has built his empire on control, calculated risks, and secrets he refuses to share. He needs a wife for twelve months to secure a crucial business arrangement. Vesper needs the financial support and influence only a man like him can provide. The solution seems simple. A contract. A wedding ring. Twelve months of pretending. But Sebastian has rules. No falling in love. No questions about his family. And absolutely no interfering in his business. Vesper agrees to the marriage—but she has rules of her own. She will not surrender her independence, become his obedient trophy, or allow another powerful man to control her life. What neither of them expects is the dangerous attraction growing between them. Behind Sebastian’s cold eyes lies a man haunted by his family’s past. Behind Vesper’s determination lies a woman fighting to uncover the truth about the betrayal that destroyed her future. And the deeper Vesper digs, the more disturbing the evidence becomes. Her former fiancé, Adrian Vale, may be connected to a conspiracy far more sinister than she imagined. The Ashford family may be hiding secrets that reach back years. And Sebastian—the man who promised to protect her—may know more about her downfall than he has admitted. Now their marriage is becoming a battlefield. Every kiss raises another question. Every secret threatens to destroy their fragile trust. And every revelation brings Vesper closer to a truth that could ruin the man she is beginning to love. But what happens when the husband she never trusted becomes the man she cannot bear to lose? And what will she do when she discovers that the greatest betrayal may have come from the one person she thought was on her side? Twelve months. One dangerous contract. Two people who should never have fallen in love. Because Sebastian Ashford may have married Vesper Marlowe to protect his empire. But he never expected his wife to become his greatest enemy. Or his greatest weakness.