Lena Voss had everything respect, a thriving PR career, and a future with the man she loved until one night shattered it all. Publicly humiliated when her fiancé ended their engagement before a room full of elites, she woke the next day fired over a scandal she didn’t cause. Overnight, her name became toxic, her career destroyed, and her savings gone. She lost her job, her dignity, and her future.

But someone was watching.

Nathaniel Cross, billionaire CEO of Cross Enterprises feared in boardrooms and untouchable by society was present the night she fell. A man of ice, power, and precise control, Nathaniel doesn’t believe in coincidence. He sees opportunity. And when Lena, desperate and furious, storms into his office begging for a chance to salvage her career, he makes an offer that changes everything.

Not employment.
A contract.
A proposal.

He wants her as his fiancée.

It’s not love. It’s strategy. Nathaniel is negotiating a billion-dollar merger and needs the perfect woman by his side to silence rumors, soothe shareholders, and present the image of a settled, committed man. A flawless public act. And the woman he chooses is the one already ruined Lena Voss, who has nothing left to lose.

Outraged yet cornered, Lena faces an impossible choice: reject him and watch her world collapse completely, or sign away her freedom for survival. She signs. And the game begins.

Thrown into a ruthless world of galas, flashing cameras, and whispered judgment, Lena is scrutinized at every turn. Every smile must be perfect. Every word must be calculated. One misstep could destroy them both. But the real threat isn’t the press it’s Nathaniel himself. Impossibly controlled, dangerously magnetic, he blurs the line between performance and something far darker. Every staged touch ignites a spark. Every choreographed kiss threatens the boundaries of their deal.

Yet Nathaniel Cross has enemies.

Chief among them is Isabella Rhodes, a socialite from his past who refuses to be forgotten. Poised, venomous, and armed with secrets, Isabella views Lena as nothing more than a placeholder a disposable pawn occupying the throne she still believes is hers. And Isabella will scorch the world to see Lena fall again.

But Lena is no longer the broken woman from her engagement night. This time, she fights back. She learns to navigate power, to stand in rooms meant to shame her, to meet every insult with a colder smile. She becomes exactly what Nathaniel wanted a flawless partner. But in becoming it, she becomes something he never anticipated… irreplaceable.

What Lena doesn’t know is that the true danger lies in the contract itself. Nathaniel’s calculated world was built on betrayal, and his rules are clear: never trust, never love, never succumb. She was supposed to be a pawn. Instead, she becomes his weakness an obsession he cannot control.

And obsession is deadly.

As alliances shift and secrets surface, Lena discovers that in Nathaniel’s empire, power comes with a cost. Every victory extracts a sacrifice. Every touch hides a truth. The higher they climb, the more fragile their bond becomes.

Because when the final betrayal comes and it will it won’t come from their enemies.

It will come from each other.

“Seduction by Contract” is a battle of hearts disguised as a business deal a collision of pride, desire, and power set against billion-dollar stakes and unforgiving social wars. It is the story of a woman who signed her name to save her future… and a man who believed he could control the fire he lit.

She thought she was surrendering.
He thought he was in control.
Neither was prepared for the price of pretending.

In a game built on lies, what happens when the passion becomes real?

The recorder's red light blinked like a warning siren.


Lena's lips parted, but she froze. If I speak, I damn him. If I don't, I damn myself.


Morales's stare was relentless. "We already have testimony. You're just confirming it."


The agent leaned back, folding his arms. "A witness. Someone close to Cross Enterprises. Someone who saw the pressure, the signatures, the coercion. We have it all on record."


The door clicked. A second figure stepped in, heels sharp against tile, Isabella Rhodes.


"Thought I'd drop by," Isabella said sweetly, sliding into the empty chair. "Morales and I have been talking. I told him how Nathaniel strings women along, then throws them under when the board starts sniffing."


Lena gritted her teeth. "You're lying."


Isabella smirked. "Am I? Or are you finally realizing you're not Nathaniel's partner you're his scapegoat."


Morales set the pen in front of Lena again. "All it takes is one signature, Miss Voss. You put this down, you walk, Or you keep protecting him and fall with him."


Her chest tightened. Isabella leaned closer, whispering just loud enough:


"He's not coming for you, Lena. He never was."


The recorder's light blinked, demanding her answer.


Chapter 10 - The Trap Tightens