One year. That is all it takes to save her family's legacy. But the cost is everything she thought she knew about love and trust.Elena is forced into a marriage of convenience with Silas Thorne, a ruthless CEO who holds the keys to her father's empire and a cold grudge from the past. Their agreement is simple: act the part of the devoted wife in public, and remain strangers in private.But behind the locked doors of their shared mansion, the lines begin to blur. Silas is determined to keep his heart buried, and Elena is hiding a devastating secret, one that could shatter his empire before the year is up.In a game of power, lies, and burning chemistry, who will break first?