Vivienne Cross is publicly humiliated when her boyfriend reveals he has been dating her rival, destroying her career in a single night. After a reckless encounter with the mysterious Isolde Sterling, Vivienne wakes up legally married and accepts a six-month marriage deal to save her mother and rebuild her name. The one rule is simple: neither woman can fall in love. But Isolde is no ordinary businesswoman—she is the missing heiress to a corporate empire, hiding while she investigates her father’s death. As celebrity scandals, boardroom wars, blackmail, and family conspiracies close in, the two women become each other’s fiercest protection. Their contract may have started as a transaction, but surviving the truth will force them to decide whether love is worth breaking every rule.
