I never imagined my life would be reduced to a contract.Sold by my father to settle a debt, I became collateral in a deal with Adrian Blackwood—ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. A man who demands more than my attendance—he needs obedience, loyalty, and a wife in every sense of the word.But I am not the submissive woman he wants. Trapped in a marriage I never volunteered for, I fight for my freedom, only to be pulled further into his sinister, merciless universe. Secrets lurk beneath his controlled exterior, and despite how urgently I want to hate him, the fire between us burns too hot to ignore.When enemies surround us and betrayals run the risk of annihilating us, the sole man capable of rescuing me… is the one who possesses me. Love was never a part of the deal—but in a world such as his, it may very well prove to be the most dangerous stipulation of all.