Perfect pawnUpdated at Oct 21, 2026, 12:27
Everyone thinks I met Nate by chance.
They couldn't be more wrong.
After my boyfriend walked away and told me I wasn't what he wanted anymore, I decided it was time to become someone else. I left journalism behind, stepped into the ruthless world of fashion, and started building a life the old me would've definitely judged and rejected.
Then Nate walked into it.
Charming. Dangerous. Complicated.
And exactly the kind of man I needed.
Our meeting wasn't fate.
I knew about Nate long before he knew my name.
He was perfect for the role I needed him to play.
Because while everyone watched me fall for Nate, I was investigating something far more important.
After my parents died, the fortune they left behind was supposed to come to me. Instead, powerful people took everything away and somehow managed to make it look completely legal.
I wasn't willing to let it go.
Sometimes, breaking the rules is the only way out.
The deeper I investigated, the more disturbing the truth became.
My parents didn't simply die.
They were murdered.
And the people responsible are still walking free.
Now I have a choice to make.
Forget the past and keep the beautiful new life I've created...
Or make the people who destroyed my family pay.
Nate thinks I'm the woman he happened to meet.
He doesn't know I chose him.
He doesn't know why.
And by the time he finds out, he may already have paid the price.