Cole Hayes

A wealthy young woman runs away from an arranged marriage and hides in a quiet countryside town, hoping to start a life of her own. There she meets a blunt, hardworking man who immediately judges her as spoiled, selfish, and naive. Despite his irritation, he lets her stay because she clearly has nowhere else to go. When he discovers that her powerful father is offering **five million dollars** to anyone who reveals her location, he writes the email to claim the reward—but cannot bring himself to send it. Though he despises everything she represents, he continues to shelter and help her, caught between the life-changing money and the growing sense that betraying her would be wrong.