For Crystal Evans, the deal should have been simple.Trapped in her father’s Louisiana crime empire and facing an arranged marriage, she accepts Noah Stone’s offer: give him a child, and he’ll help her family disappear forever.There’s just one problem: their contract is a battlefield of mutual deception.Now, with a forced marriage closing in, every move being watched, and blood already staining the bayou, Crystal and Noah must decide how far they’re willing to go for freedom… and whether love can survive when possession, betrayal, and survival all begin to look the same.