She sold her silence to survive.He bought it to protect an empire.Lyra Hale was once a rising investigative writer—until a truth too dangerous to publish forced her into silence. Five years later, she’s dragged back into the world she escaped when billionaire Rowan Blackthorne offers her a deal she can’t refuse: live under his roof, stand by his side in public, and never speak about what she knows.Rowan is powerful, controlled, and hiding more than he lets on. As attraction builds and secrets tighten, Lyra begins to realize her silence wasn’t just purchased—it was weaponized.And when the truth finally demands a voice, she must decide whether reclaiming it will set her free… or destroy them both.

He got rich from his family.She got the blame.Elara Grey is a silent prisoner of Rowan Blackwood, the billionaire heir who thinks her family ruined his. She is in debt because of blood and lies. Elara goes through a love she can never claim as cruelty takes the place of justice and hatred hides desire.But when the truth threatens to destroy everything Rowan believes, he has to choose between the woman who lived after him and the anger that shaped him.Some debts are paid with pain.Some people want the truth.