This isn’t a fairytale. I’m not offering romance or love. Just a contract that benefits us both.Damien Sinclair doesn’t believe in fairy tales or fate. In his world, power is earned, emotions are liabilities, and love is a luxury no one can afford. But when his ironclad inheritance is threatened by one demand marry or lose everything he turns to a woman whose life couldn’t be more different from his own.Sienna Carter is a struggling artist fighting to save her late mother’s beloved studio from financial ruin. When Damien offers her a lifeline in the form of a contract marriage, no love, no attachment, just one year of appearances.But neither of them is prepared for what comes next.A forced honeymoon on a private island begins to melt the walls they’ve built. What started as a business deal shifts into stolen glances, late-night conversations, and a kiss that lingers far too-long. Slowly, the lines blur and their hearts betray their terms.Then the unthinkable happens their secret contract is exposed, and the world turns against Sienna. Labeled a gold digger and fraud, she is humiliated—while Damien remains silent. Hurt and betrayed, Sienna walks away. Now, Damien must confront his deepest fear not loss of wealth or power, but the possibility that he’s already lost the one woman who taught him how to love.And this time, no contract can fix it. Only truth, vulnerability and real love.