RUTHLESS

"Sign your name, Maren. Unless you want to watch that monster walk out of this courthouse holding a child who isn't even his." He was arrogant. Cold. A billionaire predator who looked at her desperate, tear-stained face and saw nothing more than a useful pawn on a chessboard. Maren Jenkins had no money, no lawyers, and only forty-eight hours before her late sister's infant son was handed over to the abusive monster who helped drive her sister to her grave. She was out of options. So, she signed the contract. Gideon Cole didn't offer her a fairy tale. He offered her a war. As a rival billionaire with a blood feud against the opposition, Gideon needed a wife, a public image, and an heir to inherit his dying grandfather's empire. In exchange, Maren got his army of lawyers, his billions, and his absolute, unyielding protection. The rule was simple: it was all business. No feelings. No touching. Just a fake marriage built on mutual hatred to fool the high-society elites and crush the enemy in court. Except Gideon hadn't counted on Maren bringing absolute chaos, fire, and warmth into his sterile, lonely existence. And Maren hadn't counted on the way his merciless logic would shatter beneath a fierce, dangerous obsession the moment anyone threatened her. They thought they were playing a game of corporate chess. But when the lines between hatred and desire blur, the fallout is catastrophic. Because hidden beneath Maren's skin is a lethal secret—and when Desmond discovers the truth, he will burn them both to the ground. She was supposed to be his weapon. Instead, she became his ruin. Read the first chapter now to unlock the ultimate enemies-to-lovers, fake marriage suspense romance of the year!