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Betrayed by the two people she trusted most, Mara Ellison loses everything she has worked hard to build—her reputation, her future, and the life she once believed was hers.But Mara refuses to remain the helpless woman everyone expects her to be. Determined to reclaim her life, she is ready to start over, even if it means having nothing but herself to rely on.Then Adrian Blackwell enters her world.Cold, powerful, and impossibly wealthy, Adrian is a billionaire businessman who needs a wife for reasons that have nothing to do with love. He offers Mara a contract marriage, promising to help her fight back against the people who destroyed her life.With nothing left to lose and everything to prove, Mara agrees to a deal that could change her life forever.
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