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Some marriages are arranged. Others are weaponized. She was raised to be obedient, polished, and useful. Her father calls it an opportunity. She calls it what it is: a transaction. Then a dangerous stranger steps into the arrangement, determined to become one of her potential husbands. He doesn’t need her family’s money or influence. He wants something far more personal. Her. But he’s not the only man willing to fight for her. As jealousy, family secrets, violence, and old grudges collide, she begins to realize that the marriage was never simply about money. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone is hiding something. And the man she might fall for could be the one person capable of destroying her. Because sometimes love doesn’t save you. Sometimes, it ruins you beautifully.