SINFUL UNION Some marriages are arranged for love.Others are arranged for power.Noema Beaufort's future was decided long before she had a say in it.As the daughter of one of France's most influential families, her duty has always come before her desires. So when she's informed that she will marry Malik Laurent—the feared heir to the Laurent empire—refusal is never an option.Cold.Calculating.Dangerously powerful.Malik Laurent is a man whispered about behind closed doors. A man who always gets what he wants.And now, he wants her.What begins as a business arrangement quickly becomes something far more unsettling. Malik's attention is impossible to escape. His watchful eyes follow her everywhere. Every smile she gives, every conversation she has, every step she takes becomes something he notices.Something he remembers.Something he claims.As family secrets surface and enemies begin circling, Noema discovers there is something far more dangerous than being forced into a marriage she never wanted.Being married to a man who would burn the world down to keep her.Because while their union may have been arranged by their families, Malik's obsession belongs entirely to him.And some vows aren't meant to be broken.They're meant to be obeyed.