Betrayed, broken, and left with nothing, Alexander Kane witnessed the downfall of his family at the hands of one man: Victor Hale. From this day on, he vowed to destroy everything the man loved. Amelia Hale has lived a quiet life, far removed from the dark world of her father’s power. She has lived a life of kindness, gentleness, and independence. She has only ever known a quiet life. But when scandal strikes the Hale family, Amelia’s world begins to crumble. In her quest to save the family she loves, Amelia makes an impossible decision. She must marry the man she has barely met. The man who makes her nervous. The man who has secrets. This was not about love. This was about revenge. Cold. Distant. Unreadable. Alexander Kane sees Amelia Hale as nothing more than a means to an end. But the more he gets to know Amelia Hale, the more his plans begin to fall apart. Her kindness makes him question. Her strength makes him nervous. But for the first time in his life, revenge does not sound quite as clear. Secrets have a way of coming to the surface. When Amelia discovers the truth about her marriage to Alexander Kane, she feels like her world has been destroyed. The man she has come to love is the same man who sought revenge on her. Will she turn her back on him before it is too late? Or will love grow from the hurt? Because in the world of revenge, somebody gets hurt.