Their families have been at war for fifteen years. The council just made them husband and wife. Esmerelda Lovell didn't want a wedding. She definitely didn't want this wedding. But the alternative is exile, and she refuses to let Marcus Benyamina be the reason her family loses everything. She'll play the blushing bride. She'll smile through the vows. She'll survive one reception. What she won't do is fall for the man whose family attacked hers, whose composure infuriates her, and who—for reasons she refuses to examine—her wolf has absolutely no complaints about. One forced marriage. Two people who can't stand each other. Zero chance this ends the way either of them planned. Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers romance with bite, forced proximity that gets very complicated, heroines who would genuinely consider stabbing their husband at the altar, and heroes who are secretly losing their minds about it.