Alora Daniels never planned to marry a stranger — especially not the cold, impossibly powerful Damian Vaughn. Bound by a contract that feels more like a prison than a promise, she’s thrust into a world of icy silence, unspoken expectations, and a man who keeps everyone — including her — at arm’s length.
Damian doesn’t believe in love. He believes in control. But the spirited young woman he’s forced to call his wife refuses to play by his rules. She challenges him. She sees past the walls. And she stirs something he thought long buried.
Their marriage was meant to be nothing more than a transaction.
But something is shifting — something dangerous, something undeniable.
In the house where love was never welcome, two hearts are learning to beat again.
He’s the ice.
She’s the flame.
And one of them is going to melt.