Alex Evergreen has spent his entire life trying to be enough. Enough for his cold, demanding father. Enough to save the family business slowly collapsing around them. But no matter what he does, he’s always seen as weak—too soft, too emotional, too easy to break. Ashley Solace is everything he isn’t. Powerful. Untouchable. Feared. As the heiress to one of the wealthiest and most influential business empires in the country, Ashley has no interest in marriage, especially not to a man she believes she doesn’t need. But when their families arrange a marriage to secure both empires, neither of them has a choice. Alex only wants peace between them. Maybe even friendship. Ashley wants control. What begins as a cold business arrangement quickly turns into something far more dangerous as tension, power, and desire begin to blur the lines between obligation and obsession. Because behind closed doors, Ashley demands surrender… and Alex is terrified by how badly he wants to give it to her. But in a marriage built on power and appearances, feelings are the one thing neither of them can afford.
