A grand party. A glass of sweet-tasting drink and then, darkness. When Elias Gryson opened his eyes, he found himself in bed with a woman who wasn’t his fiancée. Before he could utter a single explanation, their names were already printed on an official marriage certificate. Isla Caldwell was supposed to be just a shadow from the past, the quiet stepdaughter of his stepmother, the girl he used to overlook in the Gryson household. But now, that woman was his wife. Behind the incident that bound them in a loveless marriage, a deeper secret lurked. Someone had planned it all. Someone wanted Elias married, but not to Isla. So why was Isla’s name on the marriage document? Why did everyone involved that night vanish without a trace? And why did Vivianne, the woman who had always stood by Elias look so shaken, or perhaps too shaken? In a marriage without choice, Elias and Isla are forced to share a roof, secrets, and old wounds. Yet the more they try to keep their distance, the harder it becomes to ignore the unfamiliar thrum in their chests. But love born in darkness doesn’t always end in happiness. Sometimes, it leads them into a deeper obsession. A marriage never meant to happen. A truth never meant to be found. And a love that should never have grown.