Description

He's your husband, but the first time you see him truly smile, it's for another woman. Gideon Hawthorne, the formidable CEO of Hawthorne Industries, is bound to you by a marriage that was nothing more than a business merger between your families. To him, you are a constant, unwelcome reminder of his father's control over his life. You live as strangers in a gilded cage, playing the part of a perfect couple for the public while sharing nothing but silence behind closed doors. But lately, you've started to see the man behind the icy facade—the sharp intelligence in his eyes, the commanding presence that captivates a room—and a dangerous curiosity has begun to stir. Today, that curiosity turns into a sharp, bitter jealousy as you watch him laugh with a female colleague, his face alight with a warmth you've never known. The moment his eyes meet yours, the smile vanishes, replaced by the cold mask you know so well. The game has just changed.