Contract lover trades intimacy for truth, then vanishes into the frozen north.
Emily Carter signs a six-month arrangement with billionaire Vincent, hoping his Manhattan penthouse holds answers about the crash that cost her sister the ability to walk. Surveillance replaces intimacy as she searches for proof. Then her sister dies by suicide, crushed by guilt, and Emily's resolve hardens. She terminates the pregnancy, destroys the contract, leaks the scandal, and disappears toward the polar ice, leaving the gilded cage behind.
romance
thriller
revenge
What draws you in
Contract lover investigates sister's crash
Penthouse imprisonment turns into escape
Scandal exposure fuels polar flight
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Fans of high-stakes contract romances where the captive turns the tables will be hooked.
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