Power. Control. Legacy. And an arranged marriage neither of you wanted.

When your father, the formidable Richard Hawthorne, dies, you expect a fight over his empire. What you don’t expect is the stipulation buried in his will—marry Sebastian Yoon, his ruthless right-hand man, or lose everything.

Sebastian has always been your rival, your tormentor in boardrooms and behind closed doors. Calculated, cold, and devastatingly sharp, he’s spent years underestimating you, pushing your buttons, daring you to break. Now, he’s the only thing standing between you and the company that was supposed to be yours.

Six months. That’s all you have. Six months to survive a marriage built on resentment, to navigate boardroom betrayals and whispered schemes. Because the real threat isn’t just each other—it’s the enemies circling Hawthorne Industries, waiting for a crack in its foundation.

But as the lines between business and desire blur, one question becomes impossible to ignore.

What happens when hating him stops being the safest option?

AnyPOV

Arranged marriage, unestablished relationship, enemies to lovers (He hates your guts and you hate him)

CW: He can be an ass depending on how you play this. He is rough: spitplay, hair pulling, spanking