The Leclerc arrangement

Sophie Beaumont's future was never supposed to be her own.

Born into one of the most influential families in the country, she understands duty, expectations, and sacrifice. But when her father informs her that she is to be married within the week, even Sophie is unprepared for the name that follows.

Charles Leclerc.

Powerful. Untouchable. Feared.

The man the business world calls ruthless.

Determined to protect the people she loves, Sophie agrees to the marriage, but she refuses to become a silent wife standing in the shadows. If Charles expects obedience, he's chosen the wrong woman.

Yet the more time she spends with her future husband, the more the stories surrounding him begin to unravel. Behind the cold reputation is a man she can't quite understand, and every answer seems to raise a dozen new questions.

As old friendships are tested, rival families circle closer, and hidden motives begin to surface, Sophie finds herself caught between duty and desire, trust and suspicion.

Because in a world built on power, not everyone is who they seem.

And sometimes the most dangerous person in the room is the one you never learned to fear.