To disappear from Enzo, Livia may have to marry a man even more dangerous. For three years, Enzo Vitale has perfected the art of making Liv doubt herself… first with devotion, then with threats, locked doors, and the promise that no one will believe her. At a glittering hotel, one desperate escape sends her into a men's bathroom and straight into Nico Moretti's private agony. She helps him through it. He sees her fear. Nico is the ruthless heir to a criminal empire, a man with enemies, secrets, and a neurological condition he cannot afford to reveal. When Enzo's men close in, Nico offers Liv the one shield Enzo cannot easily break: a three-year contract marriage. In return, Liv will help Nico survive the attacks that leave him vulnerable. Inside the guarded walls of the Moretti house, their bargain becomes a war of sharp mouths, guarded truths, and unbearable attraction. Nico's protection is fierce, but Liv refuses to trade one cage for another. As Enzo's psychological campaign turns deadly, she must reclaim her voice while deciding whether the morally gray man at her side can be trusted with her freedom-and her heart.