Five years ago, Elara Vance broke Dominic Kane's heart and disappeared without an explanation. Now she's standing in his office, desperate for help. Dominic is no longer the man she once loved. He's colder, richer, and powerful enough to destroy everything she has left. Instead of turning her away, he offers her a deal she can't refuse: Become his wife for one year. Trapped in a marriage built on resentment, Elara must face the man she betrayed while keeping the secrets that tore them apart buried. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the feelings neither of them truly lost. As old wounds reopen and dangerous truths begin to surface, Dominic starts questioning everything he thought he knew about the woman who ruined him. Because some betrayals are not what they seem. And some secrets are worth killing for.

Once feared as the queen of special operations, Vesper was a name that made world leaders tremble. Cold, cunning, and lethal—she was a ghost in the shadows, a blade in the dark. But fate had other plans. She awakens in the broken body of a disgraced heiress—beaten, betrayed, and abandoned. Her husband parades his mistress through their home. Her mother-in-law treats her like a servant. And her father, blinded by greed, schemes to steal everything she has left. They thought she was weak. They were wrong. With the mind of a soldier and the heart of a woman who’s tasted vengeance, Elara is reborn—not just to survive, but to dominate. But as she begins to reclaim her power and expose those who wronged her, an unexpected threat emerges: love. Because in the midst of her calculated revenge, someone sees her for who she truly is. And he just might be the only person who can reach the woman buried beneath the scars. She returned to destroy—but what if this time, she stays to love?