“I knew I meant nothing to you!” Rachel screamed, tears streaming down her cheeks. “After all, our marriage is nothing but a contract. It’s meaningless to you!” Noah stepped forward, trying to hold her, his voice lower but tight. “Rachel, it's not what you think. Please listen to me...don’t—” She pulled away, shaking her head. “Don’t touch me! You bought me with your money. You don’t get to act like you care now.” His eyes flickered—anger? Guilt? Regret? She couldn’t tell. But none of it mattered anymore. She didn't care! If only she had known... . . . A desperate woman. A heartless contract. A love she never meant to lose. When Rachel agrees to a cold, emotionless marriage to save her father’s life, she believes she can keep her heart out of it. But when the man she truly loved returns, demanding answers, the carefully built lie begins to crack. Caught between a possessive husband who sees her as a business deal and a man who once saw her as everything, Rachel is forced to ask herself: Can survival ever come without sacrifice? And can a contract kill a heart that still wants to love? A story filled with betrayal, slow-burning passion, heartbreak, and the tangled threads of loyalty and desire, you won't see the ending coming.