His to punish, His to claim

“Sign this!” He growled, tossing a pen and paper on the desk. His eyes were dark, pure hatred swirling in them.“I swear on my life. I didn't—”“Your life?!” He banged the table so hard that she flinched. “It means nothing to me. And I’ll make sure you're sentenced to death anyway.”A tear rolled down her cheek and his jaw clenched.“With this contract,” he gritted out, “you’ll at least have one more year to live. Even if you don't deserve it.” Danielle Kennan has been running. From debt. From eviction. From a world that didn’t give a s**t about her.So when a life-changing offer appeared, she grabbed it — Be the secret surrogate for the country’s wealthiest family.Danielle needed the money.Billionaire Jaxton Milton needed an heir.His wife needed… something Danielle couldn't put her finger on.Then one night, everything shattered.A scream. A mysterious fire. A death.Suddenly, the surrogate became the suspect.Now Danielle has only one year —One year to carry this child. One year living under the same roof with the man who thinks she destroyed his world. One year before she's known by the world, for a crime she didn't commit. One year before her death sentence is announced. Just one year. Will she survive? Find evidence? And what happens when the truth surfaces, crushing everything she thought she knew?