SynopsisElena Thompson has lived her entire life in the shadows of her father’s gambling addiction. With a mother who struggles to keep the family afloat as a seamstress and a husband who forbids her from working, Elena is trapped in a cycle of poverty, silence, and shame.When her father’s debt spirals out of control, the ruthless creditor offers an unthinkable bargain: Elena’s freedom in exchange for her family’s survival. Against her will, she is given to Ray, a man who treats marriage like ownership and love like weakness. For months, Elena learns to endure—until the past repeats itself.Ray gambles again and loses big. This time, the stakes are different. A powerful CEO, Alexander Knight, publicly declares that he wants a wife for a two-week contract, determined to prove to his skeptical friends that love and loyalty are illusions. Desperate for money, Ray hands Elena over to Alexander.Thrown into the world of wealth, power, and cold luxury, Elena vows to survive the two weeks without losing herself. She despises Alexander’s arrogance, his calculated charm, and the cruel smirk that hides his pain. But as the days pass, she sees glimpses of a broken man betrayed by his past. And against every promise she made to herself, her heart begins to betray her.Will Elena escape the chains of forced choices and find her own strength, or will she become another casualty in the dangerous game of contracts, debts, and love