Married to the ruthless billionaire

In the cold, towering heights of Chicago’s Blackwood Tower, Adrian Blackwood is a king who never loses. He treats life like a chessboard, calculating every acquisition and destroying his enemies with ruthless, flawless strategy. But his perfect empire demands a perfect wife to secure a critical, multi-billion-dollar merger. Enter his new bride - a woman who is supposed to be nothing more than a quiet, temporary pawn in his grand design. Except, she refuses to play by his rules. As Chicago's elite watch this arranged union, Adrian finds his impenetrable armor cracking. For the first time in his life, his calculated moves fail to predict her fiery independence and hidden secrets. When an underground corporate conspiracy threatens to destroy Blackwood Enterprises from within, Adrian must choose between sacrificing his newly wedded wife to secure his legacy, or losing the only woman who has ever managed to penetrate his icy exterior and capture his fiercely guarded heart.