Warren carter was seconds away from saying “I do”… Until he found his bride kissing his best friend. Betrayal shatters his future and his billion-dollar merger. Then Ixora Blake crashes into his life, a runaway bride with a haunted past and a torn designer dress. She needs protection. He needs a wife. So they sign a contract one year, no feelings, no scandal, and absolutely no falling in love. But in Hearts Don’t Lie, Papers Do, rules are made to be broken. One touch. One lie. One secret too many. His ex returns claiming she’s pregnant. Her past refuses to stay buried. And when the contract goes public, everything spirals out of control. He married her for the merger and for revenge . She stayed to survive. Now love may be the one truth that could save or destroy them both.