Some legacies are inherited. Others are earned Vivienne Ashford was raised to become the next CEO of the Ashford empire. Every choice she has ever made has been calculated. Every emotion buried. Every dream replaced with duty. Love was never an option. Hazel Hayes never planned to become part of Vivienne's carefully controlled world. She was sunshine in its purest form-warm, stubborn, and impossibly alive. The kind of person who smiled without permission and challenged people without fear. They were never meant to collide. Until one agreement bound their lives together. On campus, they're nothing more than classmates. Beyond the university gates, they share a truth that could destroy everything they've worked to protect. The agreement was supposed to secure a future. It was never supposed to steal their hearts. Because the most dangerous contracts aren't the ones you sign... They're the ones that make you forget you ever had a choice.