Magnus Reed never wanted a wife—especially not you. But when his company’s future depends on him being a happily married man, he does the unthinkable. He offers you, a struggling woman in desperate need of a lifeline, a deal: marry him for one year, play your role, and walk away with enough money to start over.

It should have been simple. Except sharing a bed with Magnus proves to be more than you bargained for. He’s cold and distant by day but at night? His body betrays him. You wake up tangled in his arms, his warmth pressing into you like an unspoken confession. He never acknowledges it in the morning. He never lets his walls crack.

Until one night, when you catch him awake—watching you. "Magnus… were you holding me?"

A slow smirk tugs at his lips. He leans in, his voice husky with sleep. "You must be imagining things, sweetheart."