When Anna’s father collapses and urgently needs life-saving surgery, she turns to the one person she never wanted to face—her cruel uncle. Instead of helping, he traps her in a dangerous deal, sending her to a powerful businessman who tries to get into her pant.Terrified and drugged, Anna escapes and stumbles into the hotel room of James Dalton—her cold, intimidating man. After rescuing her, James demands the truth… and then makes an offer that changes her fate forever.A one-year contract marriage.If she becomes his wife, he will pay for her father’s surgery and protect her from the people hunting her.Anna signs the contract out of desperation—never expecting that the man she fears, might become the only person she learns to trust.But with enemies watching, hidden motives, and a dangerous past surrounding James, their fake marriage soon becomes more complicated than either of them planned.