Ayla Hart never believed in fairy tales—especially not the kind where a stranger offers to solve all your problems.When her father’s debts drag her family to the edge of ruin, she’s given a choice:watch everything fall apart… or marry Lucien Valtieri.Cold. Untouchable. Dangerous.They call him the Devil’s Heir for a reason.The deal is simple:One year. No love. No questions. No escape.But Lucien doesn’t play fair.He controls everything—her name, her life… even the way her heart begins to betray her.And Ayla?She refuses to break.Because behind Lucien’s cruelty lies something darker than she imagined…A past soaked in blood, a war he’s hiding, and enemies that would destroy her just to hurt him.Now she’s trapped in a world she never asked for—Where love feels like a weakness…And walking away might cost her everything