Gabriella Thompson is on the run. Desperate for a place to hide, she rushes into a bar while being chased by the enforcer of a loan shark after she gets into a huge debt.Chance Montgomery, a billionaire hotelier with a commanding presence and a penetrating blue gaze, intervenes just as she believes she is out of luck and protects her.Gabriella tries to express her gratitude to Chance, but he surprises her by making an offer: he needs a fake wife to get his parents to stop their matchmaking schemes, and he is willing to help her pay off her debt in exchange for her to marry him and stay with him for a year. Although she refused at first, another encounter with the loan shark's men made her accept the offer. Chance's proposal of a marriage of convenience starts to seem like the best course of action for her. But as she learns more about Chance, Gabriella begins to see glimpses of the man behind the cold exterior and she starts falling for him.Chance must balance the risks of his past coming back to haunt his relationship with Gabriella. Will he come to have feelings for her or would his ex come back into the picture to desroy their fragile relationship?.