Sophia Bennett never believed her life would be reduced to a contract. But when her family’s legacy crumbles under a mountain of debt, she’s forced into the arms of Alexander Knight the ruthless CEO whose alot of people feared across the city.to him, marriage is nothing but business. A deal sealed with signatures, not  withlove.to her,it’s survival.yet behind Alexander’s cold exterior lies a man with secrets, enemies, and scars no one dares to touch. Sophia vows to hate him, but every glance, every accidental brush of his hand, makes her question herself.
As power struggles close in and dangerous rivals target her as his weakness, Sophia finds herself trapped between fear and forbidden desire. the closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes her greatest risk is not  losing her freedom but losing her heart to the man who she swore not to love.

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