After five years away, Eleanor Cargill returns home following her mother’s sudden death. Still grieving her brother—who died under mysterious circumstances years earlier—she’s blindsided when her father announces she must enter an arranged marriage to secure the family’s safety.Her groom is Alexander Bishop, her brother’s former best friend, a billionaire with a cold reputation and eyes that know her far too well. Alex claims the marriage is meant to protect her from dangerous forces she doesn’t yet understand—but Eleanor quickly senses that Alex’s devotion borders on obsession and guilt he carries for her brother’s death.As Eleanor resists the marriage and clings to her independence, her ex-boyfriend threatens her new life. Slowly, Eleanor uncovers devastating truths and secrets that were meant to be buried.Caught between obsession and resistance, protection and control, Eleanor must decide whether surrendering to Alex’s darkness will save her—or destroy her.Because in this marriage, love isn’t gentle.It’s dangerous.But it might be the only thing keeping her alive.