Nicky thought she knew what love was. Jason was her first… and in her heart, her only. But what began as passion turned into something darker — a secret affair that cost her everything. Her values. Her best friend. Her job. Even the child she wasn’t allowed to keep. Jason swore she was the only woman who truly knew him. Yet while he prepares to marry into wealth and privilege, Nicky is left in the shadows — paying his bills, answering his messages, and bleeding for a man who will never choose her. The deeper she falls, the more she loses herself. Until one devastating discovery shatters what little she has left… and drives her to an unthinkable act. Now torn between obsession and redemption, Nicky is caught in a battle with her own heart. Can she break free from Jason’s hold before he destroys her completely? Or will her desperate love drag them both into ruin? A story of toxic devotion, fractured friendships, and the thin line between love and madness — perfect for readers of dark romance and emotional suspense.

Lucy McAllister has spent her entire life suffocating beneath the weight of her family’s name. Wealth. Reputation. Legacy. None of it ever felt like freedom. But when her father’s desperate mistake lands him in the hands of a dangerous man, Lucy is suddenly forced into a choice she never thought she would have to make — marry a stranger… or risk her father’s life. With the McAllister fortune on the brink of collapse and time running out, Lucy is pushed into a marriage of convenience with Luca Luigi, the son of a powerful and ruthless businessman. A man she’s never met. A man with secrets of his own. What begins as a calculated arrangement to protect their families quickly spirals into something far more dangerous, as hidden motives surface and loyalties are tested. Because in a world where alliances are forged through blood and betrayal, marriage isn’t about love… It’s about survival.