"Mr. Ambrose, please refrain from touching me like that." I pulled away from him, my voice steady despite the unsettling situation. His hands, which had been resting on my waist, now moved slowly downward. He smirked, his eyes gleaming with a mixture of amusement and something darker. "Why? I get to see the house before I buy it, but not you before I... marry you?" Confusion washed over me. What was happening? I had come here to show him the property he was interested in, only to find myself pressed against the wall by a man who had shown no interest in me from the beginning. How had things escalated to this? I’m Maeve Cruz, and this is the story of how my one attempt at doing something good turned into a complete disaster. I had made a vow to my best friend that I would stop pursuing her brother if she could just find it in her heart to forgive me for trying to use her as a bridge to him. I promised to leave him alone, to put an end to my unrequited feelings. But the moment I made that promise, everything seemed to unravel. Despite my vow, I found myself crossing paths with him more frequently than I ever expected. And not just in ordinary places—our encounters occurred in the most unexpected and unconventional circumstances. It was as if, despite my best efforts to move on, he was somehow drawn to me in ways that defied logic. The man who had previously been oblivious to my existence was now inexplicably interested in me, and his methods of showing it were anything but conventional. My attempts to do the right thing had only led to a series of complications I couldn’t have anticipated.

Sara, a warmhearted swimming instructor, never expected that a chance encounter with a bright and affectionate little girl named Blue would change her life. Drawn to the child's innocent charm, she dotes on her as if she were her own daughter, forming an unbreakable bond. But what Sara doesn’t know is that Blue is the only daughter of Augustine Core, a ruthless billionaire who despises women, seeing them as nothing but greedy opportunists. To him, love is a weakness, and trust is a luxury he refuses to afford. So when he discovers that his precious daughter has not only grown attached to Sara but insists on keeping her as her mother, his world is thrown into chaos. No woman has ever stepped into his life without ulterior motives—so why should this one be any different? but his daughter is hell bound on keeping Sara forever. Will he tear them apart, or will this unlikely bond shatter the walls around his heart?

Ela never planned to fall for Donovan Blake—the city's most untouchable man. Cold. Mysterious. Dangerous. He was everything her cheating fiancé wasn’t… and everything her family warned her to stay away from. But when her perfect life crumbled, he was the only one who didn’t treat her like she was insane for walking away. He stood by her. Listened. Protected her. Even though she knew she was nothing more than a stranger to him, Ela couldn’t stop herself from falling. She seduced him. Tasted him, and became pregnant with his child. When he proposed, she thought she’d finally won her happy ending—the family, the safety, the love. But Donovan wasn’t who he claimed to be. Beneath the tailored suit and soft smiles lived a man with secrets darker than sin. A man hellbent on destroying the people who once destroyed him… Her family. Caught in a twisted revenge game, Ela finds herself questioning everything. Was any of it real? Or was she just another pawn? Because this time, the betrayal might just break her for good.