Matchalatte
To save her father's failing business from total ruin and the scandal that would break her family apart, Julianna "Jules" Vance makes the bravest sacrifice of her life: she signs a one-year marriage contract with Killian Blackwood — the most powerful, feared, and rule-obsessed CEO in the city.
He is a man of ice and authority, a billionaire who believes everything has a price and every deal must be strictly followed. Jules thinks it is simple: her name and her presence as his perfect wife in public, in exchange for saving her family's legacy. No romance, no real connection, just twelve months of performance.
But Killian's rules are iron-clad, and what was meant to be a business arrangement quickly becomes much harder than she imagined.
His public touches feel alarmingly real, his quiet protection touches her in ways she never expected, and the walls around his heart begin to crack just enough for her to see the lonely, ruthless man beneath his powerful image.
Old flames return to complicate their days, while dangerous new rivals lurk in the shadows, waiting to destroy them both.
Every challenge brings them closer, every shared secret binds them tighter, until Jules can no longer tell where the contract ends and her true feelings begin.
She thought she traded only her time when her father's company collapsed under five hundred million in debt, with creditors threatening charges and a ban blocking every job. Facing Killian at Blackwood Corp, his offer was one year of marriage to save her family.
She signed, believing her heart was safe. She was terribly wrong.
What started as a cold deal transforms into deep, undeniable love that was never written in the agreement — a love worth breaking every rule to keep, even if it costs everything she valued most.
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