Aeliana Valemora was never supposed to marry into the Imperion Empire. Once a runaway heiress turned aspiring celebrity, she had dreams far from the icy walls of upper-class society. But when fate and a secret family pact throw her into a cold and loveless marriage with Reinhardt Imperion, a billionaire still mourning the loss of his first love, she finds herself caught between duty and desire.
Haunted by the tragic death of his childhood sweetheart, Reinhardt has built steel walls around his heart. The new woman in his life? Just a pawn in a family strategy, or so he thinks. Until one night, drugged and broken, he stumbles home, only to find his new wife not as delicate as she seems. Aeliana subdues him with a graceful hand in a shocking turn of events, revealing her hidden strength and mysterious past.
As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Reinhardt is forced to confront his grief and the possibility that love might come in the most unexpected form. Aeliana, meanwhile, must navigate the cruel games of the elite and prove that she’s more than just a name on a marriage certificate. In a world of power plays, betrayal, and social warfare, can two broken souls learn to fight not against each other, but for each other?