A woman trades her freedom for a cursed billionaire's name after a photo endangers her inheritance.
Celeste Sterling spends years managing the fallout from her adopted sister Nina, whose endless crises have long dictated the Sterling household. When Celeste finally ejects Nina to protect her own wedding, she is abducted within hours. Escaping captivity with a single damning photograph, she discovers the image places her parents' legacy and her imminent ceremony in immediate peril. With her future collapsing, she strikes a bargain to marry Adrian Blackwood, a reclusive billionaire haunted by rumors that no bride survives his curse. The arrangement becomes a battle for control over a legacy built on secrets.
Motifs
Adopted sister's chaos
Inheritance at risk
Cursed marriage pact
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