One woman's process will lead her on a perilous path where love, power, and revenge touch her, from the depths of despair. Lila's world collapses as she finds herself perched on the edge of financial collapse due to her dad's medical emergency. With no other options, lila accepts a magnificent proposal from the incredibly rich but strangely savage Ethan Blackwell. If she marries him for a year, all of her problems will go away. Besides, could she ever really believe this man, whose solid control equals his wealth and power? To withstand his family's antiquated demands and close the momentous business deal, Ethan needs a partner. He despises duties, but he can't pass up the chance to spend time with the beautiful Lila nearby. He's experienced getting everything he wants. Ethan's past hits him hard as it becomes harder to distinguish between their binding contract and their alluring interest. With Lila's life in danger and his empire in disarray, an envious ex-darling rises from the shadows and begins to take steps to destroy everything he has worked so hard to achieve. Ethan is faced with the unfathomable choice of paying a price for his enduring desire to save the woman he is banned from loving, or losing her forever. As reality sets in, they discover that their marriage scam has evolved into a relationship forged by something bigger than revenge—an affection that is worth defending, even if it means destroyed everything. Nothing is what it seems in this high-stakes game of lies and desire. Lila and Ethan become further entangled in a web of shadowy secrets and glittering betrayals with each change. Will their love be reclassified as bound, or will they submit to the forces that plan to destroy them? Figure out in this jolting story.