Ariana sacrificed love for survival.With her mother dying and her family drowning in debt, Ariana agrees to a contract marriage with billionaire CEO George Blackwood a man who offers money without love and protection without warmth. The rules are simple: one year, no feelings, no past.But Ariana’s past refuses to stay buried.Her ex-lover still haunts her heart, and George’s cold control slowly turns into dangerous obsession. As secrets surface and jealousy burns, Ariana is forced to choose between the man she loved, the man she married, and the price of the life she traded her freedom for.In a marriage built on lies and power, can regret turn into love… or will it destroy them all?