She was never supposed to wear the wedding dress.
When her flawless stepsister vanished on the day of her high-profile wedding to billionaire Alexander Wolfe, Emma Reed was thrown into a storm she never saw coming. To save her broken family from disgrace and debt, she’s forced to take her place at the altar — as a last-minute replacement bride.
Cold, calculating, and dangerously powerful, Alexander doesn’t care who signs the marriage papers. For him, love is a myth, and marriage is just strategy. But Emma is nothing like the polished socialites in his world. She’s quiet, resilient — and far more than he expected.
Trapped in a loveless arrangement, living under the same roof but miles apart, Emma tries to survive in a house that sees her as disposable. Until her quiet strength begins to chip away at Alexander’s walls.
But when past lovers return and buried secrets rise, their fragile bond shatters. In a world where everything is fake — power, promises, even love — can something real still survive?