She married him to save her family. She didn’t expect him to hate her… or to hold her so close. Cold, ruthless, and untouchable, Axton Blackwell is a CEO who punishes with precision. Every glance burns, every word cuts–but Lyra Hale refuses to break. Just when she thinks she understands him, a new man enters her life: Ethan Cross, gentle, kind, and the only person who truly sees her. Bound by a contract, trapped by revenge, and torn between love and safety, Lyra must choose: obey the man who ruined her past or risk everything for the man who could save her future.