When Maya agrees to an arranged marriage, she expects cold formality, not the piercing blue eyes of Adrian Blake— London’s most elusive billionaire. He is powerful, distant, and every inch the man who doesn’t believe in love. Worse, her last name carries a history he cannot forgive.Trapped in a union built on business and resentment, Maya must navigate the glittering halls of his world while guarding her quiet strength. Yet behind Adrian’s walls lies a dangerous pull — protectiveness he won’t admit, chemistry he can’t control. In a city where appearances mean everything, can a marriage born of duty turn into something real… or will his hatred of her name destroy them both?