Mandy married a monster to save her mother's life. Lucas Grayson is a politician with ice in his veins and blood on his hands. Everyone fears him. Everyone flees him. Mandy stays. Not for love—for survival. Their marriage is a transaction. His protection in exchange for her silence. But as political schemes tighten around them, the line between convenience and something real begins to blur. He touches her like she matters. She looks at him like he's not a monster. Their enemies are closing in. Their secrets are surfacing. And the cold man who never loved anyone is learning to burn.
