Isla Kane has spent her life invisible and unloved by her father, tormented in her own home, and surviving quietly with nothing but hope and flowers to keep her sane. When her father’s crushing debt threatens to destroy what little she has left, Isla learns the truth: she was never meant to be saved, only traded. Xavier Gates is everything Isla is not. Cold, Powerful, Untouchable. A billionaire who believes debts are paid in full, without emotion. When Isla is offered to him as collateral, he refuses the deal… yet he can’t forget the gentle woman behind the counter of a flower shop who smiled like she still believed in goodness. As danger closes in, Xavier becomes Isla’s silent protector, giving her safety without ownership, power without chains. The closer they grow, the more dangerous the truth becomes because some debts demand more than money, and some hearts refuse to stay unclaimed.