Phoenix Montgomery is my sister’s ex-fiancé. Billionaire heir and freshly released from prison. One glance is all it takes to rekindle our old hatred. Now, I’m forced to marry him. To live with him. To pretend I’m in love with him. But he doesn’t know our lives are tangled in lies. He doesn’t know I have a stalker. And now, he’s a target too. My goal is to survive. His is to make my life hell. However, the past doesn’t stay in the past. And soon, old emotions re-appear. It’s messy. Forbidden. Addictive. He can’t ever find out I was the one who put him in prison. Or all the other terrible things I’m responsible for. Neither one of us would survive that.

Holden Donahue saved me from an arranged marriage. Then he vanished without so much as a goodbye. Years later, he shows up backstage at one of my concerts. Uninvited and without an explanation. When my safety is threatened again, he steps in. Inserting himself as my personal bodyguard. As if that wasn’t bad enough, I’m also forced to live with him. While every shared moment claws at a wound that never truly healed. I remain distant, solidifying the walls that guard my heart. But the more we’re together, the harder it is to ignore our attraction. And despite my hesitancy, old feelings manage to creep back in. As danger encircles us, I realize he’s been keeping a secret. A secret that’s tangled in our vows, threatening to destroy everything. When chaos erupts, and the truth comes to light, I’m left with one question: Can I trust Holden to protect my heart, or will the past ruin us forever?