William Sinclair, ruler of a trillion-dollar conglomerate, suffers from a strange affliction: physical contact with any woman leaves him in agonizing discomfort. Only Clara, a girl mired in misfortune, serves as the sole antidote he can lean on without unease.
After a single fateful night, Clara unexpectedly falls pregnant. Her vicious stepsister, greedy stepmother, and status-obsessed Elder Sinclair repeatedly scheme to harm her. Obsessed and dangerously possessive, William Sinclair defies his entire clan to keep her out of harm’s way.Everyone assumes William merely wants an heir to carry on the family line, but only Clara knows the truth — this cold, ferocious man has staked his whole heart and entire fortune on her. Their lavish wedding conceals an assassination plot, holding a final outcome that puts every life on the line.
