Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Billionaire Hero, Found Family, Single Mom, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Protective Hero, Secret Baby, Redemption Arc, Betrayal, Second Chance Romance, Slow BurnNicholas Blackwood is the city8217s most elusive billionaire8212controlled, calculating, and always in command. But when a clause in his grandfather8217s will threatens his empire, there8217s only one way to protect everything he8217s built: marriage. And not just any marriage8212a strategic alliance with the one woman who got away.Madison Carter is a fierce, independent single mom whose Veterinarian business is on the brink. When Nicholas appears out of nowhere, offering a marriage of convenience, she wants to say no. He8217s the man who almost kissed her once8212then walked away without a word. But with her daughter Brie8217s future hanging in the balance and the offer too life-changing to ignore, she agrees.What begins as a cold contract quickly heats up under the roof of Nicholas8217s opulent estate. Their forced proximity stokes old embers, and as they navigate high society, looming threats, and whispered secrets, Madison discovers a side of Nicholas no one else sees8212a fiercely loyal protector, a man slowly breaking down his walls for the family he never knew he needed.But danger circles closer. An anonymous note. A betrayal from within. A devastating discovery that Nicholas8217s own best friend8212and even his mother8212may be behind the threats to their makeshift family. As the lines between real and pretend blur, Madison and Nicholas are pushed to their limits.And when Madison whispers the ultimate truth82128220We8217re expecting82218212everything changes.Now, love is no longer a game.It8217s the one thing they never planned for8230 but can8217t live without.In this emotional, suspenseful, and sexy slow-burn romance, dive into a world where hearts are guarded, secrets have power, and love demands the greatest risk.Perfect for fans of sizzling billionaire romances with real stakes, high drama, and a heroine who refuses to be saved8212because she8217s ready to fight for her family and the man who just might be brave enough to love her.