She only wanted to win a fashion competition.
He only wanted to protect his empire.
Neither expected one reckless night to change everything.
Isabella Bennett has spent years sacrificing her dreams to care for her seriously ill twin sister. Winning the prestigious fashion competition sponsored by the city's most powerful business empire could finally give her the career she's always dreamed of—and the money her sister desperately needs.
But the night before the winner is announced, a carefully planned sabotage leaves Isabella and the ruthless billionaire CEO, Adrian Blackwood, caught in a situation neither of them expected.
By morning, they agree to forget what happened.
Except forgetting becomes impossible when Isabella discovers that Adrian is not only the man behind the competition—he is also the CEO of the company where she's about to begin her internship.
And then her sister's condition takes a devastating turn.
Desperate to save the only family she has left, Isabella accepts Adrian's shocking proposal: a temporary marriage that will pay for her sister's treatment and fund her professional fashion training.
For Adrian, the arrangement is supposed to solve two problems. His grandfather is determined to see him married before he takes complete control of the family empire, and the board is watching his every move.
One year.
That's all the marriage is supposed to last.
No love.
No expectations.
No strings attached.
But Adrian soon discovers that keeping his temporary wife at a distance is impossible.
The woman who was supposed to be a convenient solution becomes the only person who can soften his ruthless heart.
And when the contract finally comes to an end, Adrian faces the one thing he never planned for:
Losing the woman he has become completely obsessed with.
