He was born into duty. She was born to defy it. But neither of them is willing to play by the rules.
Being the son of a Duke means living under a microscope—groomed, watched, and shaped into a man of perfect control. But when I'm summoned back from exile and forced to marry the one girl I could never forget—right as she's having a full-blown panic attack—my carefully controlled world implodes.
A fake marriage. A secret past. A love we didn't see coming.
We promised it would be temporary.
Too bad hearts never follow the rules.
