One reckless night in Florida was supposed to be a mistake Arlene could forget. After a drunken one-night stand with a mysterious stranger, she flees the next morning, determined never to see him again. But when she returns home, she is met with news that changes everything. Her family has arranged her engagement, and despite the guilt eating at her, Arlene agrees to the marriage, hoping she can bury her secret and move on with her life.Then a routine medical examination shatters everything. Arlene is pregnant.There is no way to hide the truth, and when her fiancé discovers that the child isn't his, the engagement is annulled. Overnight, Arlene becomes the center of a devastating scandal, with everyone judging her for betraying the man she was supposed to marry. Humiliated and desperate to escape the whispers, she never expects the stranger from Florida to appear in her life again.Except he isn't just a mysterious man from one unforgettable night. He is a powerful and ruthless Don, a man feared by everyone who knows his name. And now that he knows Arlene is carrying his child, he has no intention of letting her disappear again.With her reputation in ruins and nowhere else to turn, Arlene reluctantly agrees to marry him. But the arrangement comes with one condition: their marriage will last only nine months, just long enough for her to give birth to his heir.Nine months should be enough time to keep their hearts out of it. But living under the same roof, reliving the attraction that started that night in Florida, and discovering the secrets hidden behind the Don's cold exterior may make their temporary marriage impossible to end.