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.

  Clara stood outside the dining room quietly, watching Ava without saying a word. Ava had barely touched her breakfast. She pushed the food around with her fork, staring at it like she couldn't even recognize what was on the plate. Her shoulders were tense, and her face looked paler than it had the previous night when she had passed out at the hospital. She and maxwell had barely slept a wink too. they spent the entire night trying to keep things under the wraps from reporters, they couldn't afford for words about this to get out and they had to keep things under control till damian was back on his feet..


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