Three years ago, Elena Carter loved Damien Blackwood with everything she had.Then he destroyed her family's reputation, betrayed the people she loved, and walked away without looking back.Elena swore she would never forgive him.Three years later, her family's company is on the verge of collapse, and the only man powerful enough to save it is the one person she hates most.Damien offers her a deal she cannot easily refuse: he will save her family, but only if she becomes his wife for one year.Elena knows marrying Damien is the last thing she should do. She knows he is dangerous to her heart. But with her family's future at stake, she accepts.Now they must live under the same roof, pretend to be happily married, and follow the rules of a contract neither of them truly wants.But hatred becomes difficult to maintain when old feelings begin to return.Damien knows a secret about what happened three years ago—one that could change everything Elena believes about him.As their forced marriage brings them closer, Elena begins to question whether Damien was truly her enemy or whether someone else has been hiding the truth all along.She entered the marriage determined to hate him.She may leave it wondering how she ever lived without him.

Two hearts from different worlds. One unexpected meeting. One love neither of them saw coming.When their paths cross, neither of them believes that the encounter will change their lives forever. What begins as a simple meeting slowly turns into a connection neither can explain.But love isn't always easy. Secrets from the past, family expectations, and painful misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart.Will their love be strong enough to overcome everything standing between them, or will fate separate them before they get their happy ending?