Six years ago, Maya Rose was the star prodigy of the Parsons School of Design, a brilliant mind with a limitless future. But she gave it all up, falling victim to the relentless gaslighting of her boyfriend, Tyler Winston, and working as a low-class factory girl at Pierce Group to fund his financial ambitions. Her six years of silent sacrifice end in brutal betrayal when Tyler and his snobbish family violently discard her, even abusing her feverish daughter, Ruby, and accusing the innocent child of theft. On a stormy night when her dignity and designs are torn to shreds, Maya cuts ties and escapes into the pouring rain.
She thinks her life is over, until a heavily armored Rolls-Royce cuts through the darkness. Inside sits Leon Pierce, the ruthless tycoon of the Pierce Group. Confined to a wheelchair following a suspicious car crash, Leon is a dormant eagle who sees through the vanity of high society. He offers Maya a strategic marriage contract. Their romance begins there. Maya’s dedicated companionship triggers a miracle in Leon’s shattered body, while Leon acts as the ultimate shield for her couture dreams. Bound by a dangerous contract, two
