She needed a miracle. He needed a wife. They both signed a contract they were destined to break.Hazel lost her career, her savings, and her reputation in a single afternoon. Framed for massive corporate fraud by her corrupt boss, she’s days away from losing her younger brother’s vital medical care. Desperate and out of options, Hazel crashes an exclusive high-society gala to find an investor—and walks straight into the sights of Archer Hayes.Cold, calculating, and ruthlessly powerful, Archer doesn't do charity. But he does need a pristine, scandal-free wife to satisfy his conservative board of directors and secure his empire. His offer is simple: a one-year marriage of convenience. He will erase her debts and clear her name. In exchange, she will wear his three-carat diamond, move into his isolated estate, and follow his exact rules.No attachments. No expectations. And absolutely no falling in love.But behind the locked doors of the Hayes estate, the ice around the billionaire's heart begins to c***k. Professional boundaries blur into suffocating tension, and fake public kisses ignite into scorching, undeniable nights. Hazel soon realizes her arrogant, controlling fake husband is fiercely protective of what belongs to him—and he’s decided she belongs to him.When the people who ruined Hazel’s life return to destroy Archer's empire, Hazel must use her brilliant financial mind to step out of his shadow and fight for him. She signed away a year of her life, but Archer Hayes is playing for eternity.