Summary
In their world, a woman's worth is measured by what she can give a man.
And Eleanor Ashford has failed at the one thing that matters.
Born into one of the wealthiest families in the country, Eleanor has spent her entire life being the perfect daughter. Elegant, educated, obedient, and raised to understand that her family name is worth more than her own happiness.
Her marriage was supposed to be no different.
She married into another powerful family, believing she was building the life expected of her. But when she discovers she cannot give her husband an heir, the marriage crumbles, leaving her with a divorce, a ruined reputation, and a father who can barely hide his disappointment.
To him, she is no longer an asset.
She is a liability.
And liabilities must be dealt with.
When a powerful mafia family offers her father an arrangement he cannot afford to refuse, Eleanor becomes the price of a deal made between two men who have never had to ask permission for anything in their lives.
Her new husband is everything she should fear: ruthless, calculating, and powerful enough to make even the wealthiest men think twice before crossing him.
He doesn't love her.
She doesn't trust him.
And neither of them chose this marriage for the right reasons.
But the deal benefits them both, and in their world, a promise made between powerful families is not something that can simply be broken.
Eleanor enters this marriage with nothing left to lose, determined never to let another man decide her worth.
What she doesn't expect is a husband who is far more complicated than the monster she imagined. A man with secrets of his own, motives she cannot decipher, and a dangerous ability to make her forget that their marriage was never supposed to be about love.
Because some deals are made with money.
Others are sealed with blood.
And the most dangerous ones?
Are made in her name.
He was never supposed to be her salvation.
She was never supposed to become his weakness.
