"I stared at the envelope, my hands trembling. Inside was a contract that would change my life forever—a marriage of convenience to Alexander Callahan, the ruthless heir to the Callahan empire. My own family had betrayed me, forcing this arrangement to save their failing business after my boyfriend's sordid affair with my step sister, their beloved golden child.”

Twenty-two-year-old Lila Reeves had always played by the rules, living in the shadow of her perfect stepsister, Isabelle. But when a devastating secret is uncovered, her world is shattered. With no one to turn to except her ailing grandmother, Lila must make an impossible choice—marry the man she's been raised to fear or watch everything she loves crumble around her.

Rumors swirl about Alexander's ruthless business tactics and his infamous coldness, but there's more to the billionaire than meets the eye. As Lila is drawn deeper into his world, she begins to see glimpses of the man beneath the icy exterior. Can she learn to trust the man she's been forced to marry, or will the ghosts of her past tear them apart forever?

In a world where loyalties are tested and nothing is as it seems, one woman must choose between sacrificing her future or clinging to the tattered remnants of her past. Can love blossom from the ashes of betrayal, or are some wounds too deep to heal?"