Three years ago, Elara walked away from her marriage to Lucien Vale, a powerful, arrogant businessman whose name carried weight throughout Ravenmere. She left with a broken heart and no intention of ever returning.Now she's back.But this time, she isn't alone.Engaged to Caspian, a successful banker whose long-awaited promotion brings them to Ravenmere, Elara believes she's finally found the peaceful future she deserves. Caspian is loving, protective, and determined to give her everything she's ever wanted.Then Lucien learns she's back.The woman he once let go of is no longer the same woman who left him. She's confident, engaged, and seemingly happy without him.Lucien should let her go.Instead, old desire, jealousy, regret, and unfinished feelings begin resurfacing.As Elara's wedding draws closer, the past she thought she'd buried begins threatening the future she's building.Because some marriages end on paper long before the love dies.And Lucien has no intention of watching his ex-wife become someone else's wife.

Seraphina Vale never expected to lose her apartment.She expected to find another place, start her new job, and keep her life exactly as it was.Instead, she ends up moving in with Adrian Laurent, her best friend of seven years.Adrian has always been her safe place. The person who remembers how she takes her coffee, knows when she's pretending to be fine, and shows up without being asked. Living together should be temporary. Three months. Nothing more.But sharing a home changes things.Late night conversations become lingering looks. Small acts of kindness begin to feel different. A touch lasts a second too long. And one almost-kiss leaves them both wondering whether their friendship has already crossed a line they can never uncross.Adrian has been secretly in love with Sera for years, but he's terrified that telling her the truth could cost him the one person he can't live without.