Vivian Sterling stuns high society by rising from her supposed wheelchair confinement to terminate her engagement after discovering her fiancé Bryce in bed with her treacherous stepsister. Eager to break free from Bryce's suffocating stalking, she encounters Adrian, a rugged motorcycle mechanic who defends her in a tavern brawl. Following an intoxicating evening, Vivian proposes a sham marriage agreement, believing the handsome working-class rogue is simply a convenient buffer against her former lover.
Unbeknownst to Vivian, Adrian is actually the feared patriarch of the formidable Hale empire—and Bryce's most terrifying uncle. A decade ago, Adrian risked his life pulling Vivian from a burning wreck, only for Bryce to steal credit and claim her loyalty. As corporate assassination plots and violent kidnappings erupt, Vivian discovers that her rebound husband has guarded her all along.
