"I will burn the Roman empire to the ground, and I won't care about the ashes." I was never supposed to inherit the multi-billion-dollar Roman dynasty. I was just the adopted outsider, quietly mastering the business from the shadows while my privileged siblings chased toxic excess. But when my father unexpectedly named me sole successor, my victory instantly became a death warrant. The inheritance came with a brutal catch: marry within six months, or lose everything to Martel, my ruthless eldest brother who will stop at nothing to claim the throne. Even if it means orchestrating my murder. To survive, I made a desperate counter-move: a contract marriage to Bryan Wise, a commanding, self-made billionaire CEO. He offered me the perfect shield, but our fake alliance shattered into an all-out war when my family crossed a line and kidnapped Bryan's six-year-old daughter. With a ticking forty-eight-hour deadline threatening to nullify our union and a lethal trap closing in, I face the ultimate choice: risk my heart to save the child, or watch the empire collapse. Six months. One contract. A love worth dying for.