When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝘷.) /kreɪv/ feel a powerful desire for (something). . 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 the soldier, who would tear the city down with his sword for his own. He has learned to lock his heart away at young age. Growing up in bad conditions made him strive to be something more. The boss with the heart of ice. The Machine. But then she walks into his office, and he finds himself crossing the lines for her. He starts to feel his heart de-frost, and he welcomes the forlorn feeling with a shark-grin. A problem arises in Elijah's picture-perfect-world with her in the middle when his brother starts taking a like in her and his world is turned upside down, as he makes the impossible decision, and sells his soul to save her. 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐄 is like any other girl she knows, except for the little fact that she broke the norm in her family and moved away to do what she strived to do. Josie has always yearned for freedom, has let the world be her outlet. But when her eyes lock with his, she feels her entire world coming down beneath her. She finds herself not being able to separate her brewing feelings for him, and the freedom she's always yearned for, and frankly she finds herself not caring. But when her life is put into danger by an unwelcome manic-like love, she finds herself in an impossible position where she has to choose a life, if she wants to be with him. She has to choose between the gold cage she escaped from, or the freedom she's always craved. Will their love survive this test? .