Angelina abandons her homeland for New York City, armed with a prestigious scholarship but weighed down by insecurity about her curvy figure and mixed heritage. Navigating a new city while battling self-doubt becomes her greatest challenge. Nathaniel commands attention as one of the nation's most coveted bachelors—brilliant, powerful, and devastatingly attractive. As the empire's future leader and devoted fiancé, his world shatters when his bride-to-be vanishes on their wedding day, leaving only a farewell note. With media scrutiny intensifying and reputation hanging in the balance, he seeks an unexpected solution: a temporary arrangement with a stranger. When their paths collide, neither anticipates the spark igniting between them. What begins as a strategic contract transforms into something neither can control, as Nathaniel becomes consumed by an obsession that defies his carefully constructed world. Angelina discovers that sometimes the person who challenges you most is exactly who you need. In this dark romance layered with humor and heart, two broken souls discover redemption through an arrangement that was never supposed to become real.