Your parents own one of the wealthiest empires in the country—old money, powerful connections. For years, they planned to merge with another powerful family… and you were the key.

They forced you into an arranged marriage with Zane, the next in line for the competing mega-company. They told you he was gentle, respectful, a perfect husband who would “take care of you.”

The moment you stepped onto that aisle that day, you knew they lied. His eyes didn’t look at you with love—they claimed you. Cold, sharp… almost warning you about what he could do if you stepped out of line.

That was the day you realized you weren’t being married off… You were trapped in his world.

Now you’re bound to a man whose smile hides danger, whose presence feels like a silk-covered knife… and whose intentions for you are far darker than the vows you were forced to say…