Ava Wells is one eviction notice away from losing her art, her home, everything. So when billionaire Ethan Thompson offers her a deal she can't refuse-marry him for one year, play the perfect wife in public, and walk away with enough money to start over-she says yes before her brain catches up. It was supposed to be simple. Fake smiles, staged photos, no feelings. But Ethan isn't who the tabloids say he is. And Ava isn't just arm candy. Old photos from Paris start leaking. A brother who wants Ethan's empire. An ex-fiancée who's been waiting years for revenge. And a syndicate that never forgot the deal Ethan walked away from. Every touch feels too real. Every lie costs more than they expected. And the closer they get, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because someone knows what really happened in Paris. Someone's watching every move they make. And the next photo that surfaces... might not just ruin Ethan's company. It might end them both.