97 Million Reasons

?Paris is not the City of Love. It is a city of transactions.?To the world, Alaiah Harid is invisible. To the fanatical "Order of the Pure, " she is a pristine asset, a rare diamond whose destiny is decided by the raise of a hand. In a secret auction, the price of her innocence climbs until one number defines her existence: 97 million euros.?Her purchaser is Romain Dior. Charismatic, cold-blooded, and driven by a vendetta that runs deeper than his pockets.?Romain isn't looking for a bride.
He's looking for blood. The money was simply the entrance fee to destroy the Order from within. His strategy is precise: secure the girl, dismantle the cult, and restore her liberty. He creates a single, unbreakable boundary: He will not touch her.?But fate creates its own leverage. After a catastrophic attack wipes Alaiah's memory, Romain is forced into a deception far more dangerous than his undercover persona.
He must live alongside the woman who should hate him, guarding her from the shadows while waging war against his own darkening heart.?How do you whisper "I love you" when your very existence is built on a lie?How do you reveal to the woman you adore that you are the monster who bought her??A dark, intoxicating romance about forbidden desire and the heavy price of redemption.