She thought the worst thing her mother could give her was a broken childhood.

She was wrong.

When Ella's mother makes a secret deal with a powerful man, she doesn't realize the price is her own daughter.

Now, Ella is trapped in a cold mansion, engaged to a man twice her age — a man who doesn't believe in love.

Damien Blackwood is rich, ruthless, and used to control.

He doesn't want Ella's heart. He wants her silence, her loyalty... her obedience.

But the more she resists him, the more he wants to break her.

In this dark arranged marriage romance, love is not part of the deal — but obsession might be.

Perfect for fans of twisted power dynamics, forbidden desire, and slow-burning psychological tension.