Tessymalachi
Zara never expected love, only survival. With her mother critically ill and her family buried in debt, she's forced into a contract marriage with Damian Cole, a powerful, cold, and unreachable man.
No love. No promises. Just rules.
But from the moment they marry, Zara realizes nothing about this arrangement is simple. Damian is distant yet watchful, controlling every part of her life in ways she can't understand.
What she doesn't know is that the marriage was never business to him-it was revenge.
Years ago, her family destroyed his life. Now, Zara is the price they must pay.
But as Damian tries to break her, Zara refuses to fall apart. And the more she resists, the more the line between hatred and something far more dangerous begins to blur.
Because in a marriage built on revenge, the most unexpected casualty... might be his heart.