Gemma

"Have we met before?"
"Of course not, Mr. Delacroix. This is my first time meeting you and there's no way a mere teacher like me would ever be found in the same... circle as yours."
He didn't believe her. She didn't trust him. But soon enough, she was wearing his name and sleeping in his house.
Corinne Sterling lives a double life. By day, she is a quiet schoolteacher. By night, she hides behind a mask, dancing to pay off the debt that destroyed her reputation and stole everything she once had. No one is supposed to connect the two identities, until Lucian Delacroix walks into her world.
Powerful, sharp, and impossible to deceive, Lucian is a widowed billionaire and a devoted father to twin boys. The moment he looks into Corinne's eyes, he knows he has seen her before. Not in a classroom, but somewhere far more dangerous.
Instead of exposing her, he makes an offer.
His name. His protection. A marriage that will solve both their problems.
What begins as a calculated arrangement soon turns into something far more complicated. As buried secrets resurface and a web of fraud and murder links their pasts together, Corinne realizes she is no longer just hiding from her enemies. She is standing beside a man who could either save her or ruin her completely.
And when the truth finally comes out, walking away may no longer be an option.