I saved the future Alpha’s life when we were children, pulling him from the freezing pool with my own two hands. But Sabastain Northridge never knew it was me. He woke up looking into my younger sister’s eyes. Zara took the credit, and from that day on, Sabastain gave her his heart. He grew up to be the most ruthless, cold-blooded heir the Northridge pack had ever seen—and he was entirely obsessed with her. Then came the accident. Zara was left paralyzed, and the entire pack pointed their fingers at me. Sabastain’s love for her turned into a toxic, terrifying hatred for me. When Zara mysteriously vanished without a trace, his wrath boiled over. Drunk, dangerous, and demanding retribution, Sabastain cornered me. He forced a marriage into my hands, swearing to make the rest of my life a living hell to pay for what I supposedly did to the woman he loved. For years, I endured his cruelty. I took every insult, every cold glare, and every cruel punishment Sabastain dealt out. Until the day Zara finally returned. Fully healed and ready to reclaim her throne, she demanded Sabastain divorce me immediately. I didn't fight back. I signed the papers and walked away, ready to build my own empire from the ground up. But Sabastain didn't know I was leaving with a secret. I was pregnant with his child. I am Nera now. I am the face of the fashion industry, a powerhouse, and a woman who has forgotten how to be afraid. And I have someone new—Elec Northridge, the secret, billionaire stepbrother who holds the keys to the empire Sabastain thinks is his. But Sabastain has returned, and he is not the man I left behind. He is shattered, obsessed, and desperate. He wants his child. But Elec is a man who plays by no rules, and he refuses to let his brother reclaim his prize.