Jenson Forrest raised Zinnia Lawrence like a cherished possession, fulfilling her every desire. She mistook control for devotion until marriage exposed the truth—she was nothing more than his trophy, a beautiful thing to own. When his first love resurfaced, Zinnia made her choice: freedom. "Can a cat I trained from youth ever leave its master?" he demanded, refusing her request for divorce. She walked away without hesitation, and her transformation was instant. Suitors flooded her life, drawn to the woman she became beyond his shadow. Jenson unraveled. Desperate confessions became his ritual. He cornered her with trembling hands and darkened eyes. "We are fundamentally different," she said coldly. "Find someone who wants to be caged." His grip tightened on her waist, tears threatening at the edges of his vision. For the next 365 days, he had orchestrated something calculated, something desperate—an avalanche of proposals, each one a plea: "Zinnia, choose me again. Please."