She was never chosen.
Until a Greek tycoon claimed her as his bride.
Amelia Grant has spent her life surviving.
An orphan. A foster child. A girl told she was worthless—until she learned to stand on her own two feet. Now a dedicated teacher with a fiercely loyal heart, she doesn’t need saving.
She certainly doesn’t need a billionaire.

Theo Andrakis is powerful, ruthless, and bound by legacy. As heir to a vast Greek empire, marriage isn’t about love—it’s about duty. And Amelia is the perfect solution. Sweet. Untouched. Respectable. A bride his formidable family can parade before the world.
There’s only one problem.
He didn’t expect to want her.

On his private island, beneath the scorching Mediterranean sun, desire ignites into something far more dangerous. But when Amelia realises she’s being claimed out of obligation—not love—she does the one thing no one has ever done before.

She chooses herself.
Now Theo must protect his empire…
Or risk everything to prove she was never just his duty—
She was always his heart.