A simple crush became the biggest heartbreak of Avalan's life. Years ago, she fell deeply in love with Shadric Vale, the charming, untouchable son of her family's landlord. But when her feelings were exposed, Avalan was publicly humiliated—and she spent the years that followed believing Shadric was responsible. The only person who stood beside her afterward was the quiet boy she trusted most. Or so she believed. Now, years later, an unexpected marriage arrangement brings Avalan and Shadric back into each other's lives. This time, she refuses to be the girl who walked away broken. She agrees to marry him with one secret intention: revenge. But marriage puts her dangerously close to the man she's spent years hating, and the Shadric she comes to know doesn't fit the villain she remembers. Worse, cracks are beginning to appear in the story she's believed for years. Shadric insists she never knew the full truth. And if he's right, the person who truly betrayed Avalan may be the one person she never thought to question. Now, as revenge gives way to a marriage neither of them expected to want, Avalan must face a far more dangerous possibility: What if she married her enemy for revenge... only to discover she chose the wrong enemy?