Elena didn’t plan on becoming Mrs. Blackwell. She planned on paying rent. One desperate signature later, she’s legally bound to Adrian Blackwell the city’s most guarded billionaire for twelve months. The contract is airtight: separate rooms, no public affection, no questions about his past. In exchange, he clears her debts and keeps her family’s business afloat.But contracts can’t control chemistry. Behind Adrian’s polished exterior is a man haunted by betrayal, and behind Elena’s quiet compliance is a sharp mind he didn’t expect. As staged dinners turn into late-night conversations and accidental touches linger longer than they should, the facade starts to crack.When an old scandal resurfaces and threatens to destroy both of them, Elena has to decide: walk away when the year ends, or risk everything for a man who never believed in love.Some contracts are signed on paper. Others are written in the heart.