Cassandra Stone (Female Lead)
Poor university student
Intelligent, emotionally reserved
Proud but vulnerable
Believes the contract is temporary
Slowly realizes Lucien is not pretending at all.
Lucien Blackwood (Male Lead)
Billionaire CEO of Blackwood Consortium
Cold, feared, dangerously calm
Possessive, obsessive, emotionally damaged
Uses Cassandra as protection… and as bait.
Adrian Blackwood (Antagonist / Half-Brother)
Lucien's charming but cruel half-brother
Wants Lucien's empire
Sees Cassandra as Lucien's weakness
Constantly flirts with her to provoke Lucien.
Mireille Blackwood (Lucien's Mother)
Elegant, icy, manipulative
Disapproves of Cassandra
Hides dark family secrets
Tests Cassandra relentlessly.
Naomi Rivers (Best Friend)
Cassandra's only close friend
Sharp-tongued, protective
Distrusts Lucien immediately
Constant voice of reason.
Victor Hale (Lucien's Right-Hand Man)
Security chief and fixer
Knows Lucien's darkest secrets
Watches Cassandra closely
Unsure whether to protect her… or eliminate her.
Isabella Moreau (Former Lover)
High-society beauty
Lucien's ex
Obsessed with reclaiming him
Sees Cassandra as disposable.