She was sunshine—gentle, kind, and far too good for the cruel world that had already broken her once. He was darkness—scarred by betrayal, feared by everyone who dared to look too closely. When circumstances force them into a fake relationship, neither expects the lies to feel so dangerously real. To society, she is the beauty who tames the beast. To him, she’s the only one who sees the man beneath the scars. But redemption never comes easy. Secrets threaten to tear them apart, enemies lurk in the shadows, and the biggest lie of all is the one they keep telling themselves— That they’re only pretending. Because when opposites collide, hearts are bound to break… unless love is strong enough to rewrite their fate.