A scandal compels renowned businessman Haven Brandon, known for his icy attitude, to call off his engagement, completely upending his life. He makes up a falsehood about being married in an attempt to please his controlling mother. When she insists on seeing his wife, Haven rushes to devise a plan and asks his best friend Matt for assistance who falls helplessly inlove with Alexis.

Introducing Alexis Pierce, a tough and driven young woman who dropped out of college to help support her family and is now fighting to make ends meet. Alexis unwillingly consents to a contract marriage with Haven and Haven's Ex who is a thorn in her flesh. After learning that her father is wrongly imprisoned in exchange for the money, she needs to have her father released from prison. What starts as a commercial agreement swiftly develops into a complicated web of feelings and secrets.

Alexis and Haven begin to see each other differently as they work through their fictitious marriage. The frigid façade of Haven melts away to expose a man capable of intense tenderness, and something is ignited inside him by Alexis's flaming energy and persistence. But their brittle relationship is put to the ultimate test when Alexis learns that Haven's brother, Cain, might have had a hand in her father's imprisonment and Haven's Ex pregnancy.

Alexis and Haven are becoming closer than ever as they fight against time to unearth the truth and set her father free. Their fake marriage develops into a sincere and passionate relationship that no one can break. They have to choose whether or not their love is worth fighting for as they face their emotions and the threats surrounding them.

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