He was her high school bully, the arrogant boy who seemed to enjoy making her miserable. He ruined her things, embarrassed her in front of everyone and made sure no other boy ever got close enough to her. What Avery never knew was that behind all his cruelty was a secret obsession.Damien had been in love with her. But Avery never saw love in his actions. She only saw a boy who made her life unbearable.Years later, she thought she had finally escaped him, until her family’s financial crisis forced her into a marriage she never wanted.… And the man waiting at the altar was Damien.The boy who had once bullied her was now the powerful man holding the future of her family in his hands.Avery agrees to a one-year marriage contract, determined to survive it and walk away when it ends. But living with Damien proves much harder than she imagined.The hatred between them slowly becomes something more dangerous… and the husband she swore she would never love becomes the man she finds herself craving.Just when Avery begins to question everything she thought she knew about the man she hates, dangerous secrets surrounding Damien’s family begin to surface. His enemies are closing in, someone close to him is betraying him, and Avery soon realizes that becoming Damien’s wife has made her a target too.Then… she discovers she is pregnant and now she is carrying the child of the man she once considered her worst nightmare.Damien is determined to keep Avery and their baby, even if it means crossing every boundary between love and obsession.And when their contract ends, will Avery finally walk away…or will she choose the man she was never supposed to love?