Eleanor de Guzman, heir to a powerful modern business empire, lives a life built on luxury, reputation, and strict control. But when her family’s company begins to collapse under pressure from a dangerous underground syndicate, she is forced into a deal she never agreed to an arranged marriage tied to a decades-old agreement between her father and the Marquez mafia family.
Lucian Marquez, the cold and powerful heir to a modern criminal empire disguised as a global business network, has no interest in romance or tradition. He agrees to the marriage only as a strategic move to strengthen his control and secure unstable alliances within his world.
Eleanor refuses to accept her fate, determined not to become a pawn in either her family’s business or Lucian’s dangerous empire. But as threats against her grow and hidden betrayals surface within her own circle, escaping the arrangement becomes impossible.
Forced into proximity, Eleanor and Lucian begin as enemies, clashing at every turn as two completely different worlds collide. However, beneath the tension, both begin to uncover truths about each other: Lucian’s ruthless exterior hides a life shaped by violence and isolation, while Eleanor proves she is far from the sheltered heiress everyone assumes she is.
As their connection deepens, they discover the marriage is not just a business agreement but part of a larger power war involving corruption, hidden family secrets, and a target placed on Eleanor herself.
Now bound together in a world where trust is dangerous, Eleanor and Lucian must decide whether to destroy each other...or survive the storm that was planned long before they met.

His Wife by Contract, His Obsession by Choice

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