Blurb“What will people say... huh?” he asked. “One moment you’re nice to me, and the next... you’re in the arms of another man!” Aiden demanded angrily.Lily Bennett’s life was normal but suddenly shattered when her absent father reappeared with a demand that turned her life upside down. To atone for his past mistakes, she must marry the son of his rival or watch him lose everything he had—including his life.Aiden Cross, the distant and untouchable heir to the Cross empire, wants no part in an arranged marriage. Yet duty compels him to Lily, the stubborn woman who refuses to conform to his expectations. What starts as a contractual responsibility soon ignites into a risky attraction.As secrets from the past surface, along with whispers of betrayal and forbidden feelings, they find themselves on the brink of destruction. In a world built on deception, power struggles, and financial crime, can Lily and Aiden endure a marriage that was never meant to be... or will love ultimately lead to their downfall?