Aria has always lived in the shadow of her mother’s mistakes—quiet, careful, and just trying to survive the chaos. But when her mother announces a sudden engagement to a wealthy stranger and forces Aria to move into his home, everything changes.
She’s not ready for the mansion. She’s not ready for the lies.
And she’s definitely not ready for him—the boy she’s now expected to call family.
He’s distant, cruel, and impossibly magnetic. He has secrets behind his silence and eyes that burn right through her. Aria knows she should stay away. She knows the rules. But the more they tries to stay away, the deeper they falls.
