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.

  Damian stopped his car and let out a long, low sigh as his eyes traveled over the rundown building in front of him, the place where he knew she was. His men had followed her, keeping him updated on her movements, on who she was meeting, and on what she was doing. But he had never instructed them to stop her, nor had he asked them to bring her back to the restaurant. He allowed her the freedom to move about as she wished. Curiosity gnawed at him relentlessly, compelling him to watch from a distance, to observe her actions without interference. Now, her next stop was the place she had lived in before she became his wife.


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