Dumped onto the streets at twelve by her scheming stepmother, Aurora clawed her way up from poverty to command an international private military syndicate. When her panicked family begs for help after her pampered stepsister flees an arranged match with Soren, the wheelchair-bound heir of a formidable dynasty, Aurora agrees to put on the veil and take her sister's place.
Neither spouse is as helpless as they pretend. While Aurora hides lethal combat skills under lace sleeves, Soren conceals sharp tactical prowess and a fully healed body. Recognizing each other as kindred wolves in sheep's clothing, the fake newlyweds form a lethal alliance to avenge Aurora's murdered mother and seize both family empires.
