The rules were simple: marry Damian Cross, play the perfect wife, and never let him see the truth.


 To the world, Ava Sinclair is the picture of elegance poised, wealthy, untouchable. But behind the mask lies a woman on borrowed time, driven by one obsession: uncover what happened to her sister, Lily, who vanished after crossing paths with Damian a year ago.


 Damian Cross is everything the rumors promise  ruthless, brilliant, and dangerously captivating. He built his empire on secrets and shadows, and when Ava steps into his world, he recognizes a liar in his arms. Yet instead of exposing her, he binds her closer, offering her a contract that turns her hunt for answers into a deadly game of proximity.


 In his fortress of glass and stone, every smile hides a trap, every kiss blurs the line between truth and deception. Ava swore she would never fall for the man who might have destroyed her sister’s life but the deeper she digs, the more she realizes Damian Cross may be the only man who can shatter her… or save her.


 Because in this marriage built on lies, one truth is undeniable:

 No one leaves Damian Cross unscathed.

Ava decided to walk away from the restaurant for a few minutes before she finally hailed a taxi to take her to her meeting spot with Hunter. Her heart was beating so fast the entire time, and she kept looking back, trying to see if anyone was following the taxi, but no one was, not that she could know, given the busy street with dozens of cars behind them. She sighed deeply and shook her head, realising how paranoid she was acting. There was no way he could realise she was gone so fast. It had barely been ten minutes since she was gone, and how would he know where she headed?


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