I was invisible to everyone. The nerd. The loner. The girl who sat in the back row with oversized hoodies and perfect grades.But to him?I was a target.Aiden King the school's golden boy, the arrogant quarterback with a cruel smile and the dirtiest mouth.He bullied me. Cornered me. Called me names I never deserved.Then one night… he kissed me.And one mistake later, I missed my period.Now I’m pregnant with my bully’s baby.And the worst part?He doesn’t want me to walk away.He wants me ruined. Owned.And his — forever.

He married her to hurt her. She stayed to destroy him. When Aria Walker is forced to marry her arrogant and emotionally distant childhood best friend, Liam Carter, she doesn't expect her broken heart to survive. Liam hates love. Aria still aches for him. Trapped in a cold marriage and bound by secrets, desire simmers under every hateful touch. But pain isn’t the only thing that binds them. Will their forced bond destroy them, or will love rise from the ashes of heartbreak?