Desperate to save her dying mother, Aria Collins signs a one-year marriage contract with the most feared billionaire in the city; Damian Blackwood.Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable.Damian doesn’t believe in love. He only wants revenge against the family that destroyed his past, and Aria is merely a pawn in his carefully planned game.But what happens when a broken billionaire meets a woman whose heart refuses to harden?Trapped in a loveless marriage, Aria struggles to survive Damian’s icy rules and emotional walls. Yet beneath his cruelty lies a wounded man hiding dangerous secrets. As passion ignites between them, buried truths surface and Aria discovers she was never just a wife of convenience.She was chosen.When betrayal shatters their fragile bond and enemies close in, Damian must decide: protect his empire… or fight for the woman who taught him how to love again.Because sometimes, the heart doesn’t follow contracts.