She was drowning in debt.
He was the most ruthless billionaire in Manhattan.
When a devastating lawsuit destroys her family company, she has only one option left — sign a contract with the man rumored to ruin everything he touches.
Alexander Blackthorne doesn’t believe in love. He believes in control. In leverage. In ownership.
For one year, she belongs in his world — attending events, living in his penthouse, playing the role he designed for her.
But the deeper she steps into his empire, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Because this contract was never just business.
And the devil doesn’t make deals he can’t win.
In a world of power, obsession, and forbidden desire, one signature may cost her everything.