A Contract. A Threat. A Marriage That Was Never Meant to Stay Controlled. Silence has kept Talia Reyes alive for years.It kept her brother safe.It kept dangerous men from noticing her. Until it didn't. When her father's gambling debt turns into a death threat from a powerful criminal, Talia needs more than quiet. She needs protection no one can break. The kind money buys. The kind power enforces. Nathaniel Wolfe offers exactly that. Billionaire. CEO. A man who solves problems by locking doors and erasing threats. His solution is simple and ruthless in its efficiency: a marriage of convenience that places Talia behind walls no enemy dares to cross. The rules are clear.No love. No expectations. No questions about the past. Talia expects a cold, transactional arrangement.Nathaniel expects control. What neither expects is how quickly restraint begins to fail. Nathaniel watches her with an intensity that isn't possession-but vigilance. He memorizes her boundaries. He moves the world so she doesn't have to speak. And when danger closes in, he doesn't just protect her... he makes it personal. Because Nathaniel Wolfe didn't choose this marriage blindly.He knows things about Talia no one else does.And the closer the threat comes, the harder it becomes to tell whether he's shielding her from the world-or from the truth he's been holding back. As enemies press closer and the line between safety and desire blurs, Talia must decide whether silence will keep her alive... or whether trusting the one man powerful enough to destroy everything is the risk she's finally willing to take. Because marrying Nathaniel Wolfe was never the dangerous part. Letting herself want him is.