Rae Laurent writes stories where love isn’t easy, emotions run deep, and the line between hate and desire is dangerously thin. Drawn to slow-burn tension, complicated characters, and the quiet moments that change everything, she creates worlds where hearts are tested before they’re won. When she’s not writing, she’s lost in music, films, and the kind of stories that linger long after the last page.
Lila Hart thought she knew the man she was about to marry. She was wrong.
The moment she sees Adrian Cole again, she remembers exactly why she can’t stand him, the cold eyes, the sharp words, the way he once made her feel like she was nothing.
Now, he’s her husband.
Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, Lila refuses to be the quiet, obedient wife he expects.
And Adrian makes it clear he has no intention of pretending otherwise.
But living under the same roof with a man like Adrian Cole is dangerous. Because hatred doesn’t stay simple for long.
Not when tension lingers in every glance.
Not when silence says more than words ever could.
And definitely not when someone else starts giving her the attention he never did.
Now, the man who never wanted her… might be the one who can’t let her go.