He wanted an heir—not a wife, not love, and definitely not her.Cold, powerful billionaire Adrian Blackwood lives by one rule: never let emotions control him. When his family demands an heir, he chooses the safest solution—a surrogate.No strings.No drama.No risks.But everything shatters the moment Elena Hart walks into his life.She’s not the woman his agency promised.She’s beautiful, stubborn, hiding scars she refuses to explain…and Adrian can’t ignore the pull between them.What should have been a simple contract becomes dangerous when secrets from Elena’s past collide with enemies from Adrian’s world. Soon, protecting her—and the baby—becomes the one thing Adrian can’t control.And when the truth finally comes out, he realizes the biggest risk of all is losing the woman he never meant to love.She was only supposed to carry his child…So why does he want her heart too?