Alivia Monroe lost everything the day her husband "died"—her love, her home, and her legacy. Betrayed by the people she trusted most and forced into a levirate marriage with his enigmatic half-brother, she vanished from the city with nothing but her bleeding heart.Five years later, she returns to Los Angeles as a self-made woman, adorned with scores of success and accomplishments. But nothing prepares her for the truth: the man she buried is alive… and getting married.As the truths resurface and old wounds reopen, Alivia must choose between vengeance and the one man who’s always protected her in the shadows… even if loving him means breaking every rule.