Cecilia Sterling needs an obedient husband and a child immediately to protect her corporate crown from predatory relatives. Desperate to keep control of her boardroom, she hires Roman Sinclair, an unassuming rustic laborer willing to play the part of a compliant kept spouse for a modest paycheck.
What Cecilia mistakes for a harmless pawn is actually a ruthless billionaire patriarch who has pursued her from the shadows. As venomous cousins and a biased patriarch plot her financial downfall, Roman quietly pulls strings behind the scenes, leaving Cecilia questioning whether her quiet husband is a guardian angel or a possessive puppet master.
