The Bride He Chose Evelina Morel’s world crumbles in a single day. To save her family’s failing empire, she’s forced into an arranged marriage with Lucien Laurent—a billionaire whose name commands respect, fear, and dangerous rumors across Europe. Desperate to escape, Evelina turns to the two people she trusts most, only to discover that betrayal cuts far deeper than she ever imagined. Determined to hate the man who stole her future, Evelina enters the Laurent empire expecting a ruthless monster. Instead, she finds a man who guards deadly secrets behind a calm smile—and who seems to know far more about her than he should. As enemies close in and the truth behind her missing sister begins to surface, Evelina realizes her marriage was never a business deal. She was chosen. But was she chosen to be protected… or to be destroyed? In a world where loyalty is bought, love is dangerous, and every secret has a price, trusting Lucien Laurent may be the biggest risk of all.