That night, Mia Foster was knocked unconscious and taken to a hotel. When she woke up, she discovered that her innocence had been taken by a stranger. What was even crueler was the single sentence he left behind before walking away: *"Because you're alive while someone else is dead."* Only later did Mia learn his identity. He was Ashton Blackwood-the heir to the most powerful business empire in the country, and the secret boyfriend her late sister had hidden from everyone. He hated her. Hated her for surviving the accident that had claimed her sister's life. As punishment, he forced her to become his fiancée, keeping her trapped by his side. With cold indifference, humiliation, and possessiveness, he slowly crushed her pride and dignity. Until one day, Mia could take no more. Pregnant with his child, she escaped from the gilded cage he had built around her. Five years later, she returned with a new identity-and a pair of adorable twins by her side. This time, Ashton cornered her against a wall, his eyes red with desperation. *"Did you really think you could escape me again?"* Mia lifted her chin. The timid girl she once was was long gone. *"Mr. Blackwood, do we know each other?"* - A story of hatred and redemption, destruction and rebirth. He thought he hated her with every fiber of his being, never realizing that during their years of entanglement, the woman he despised had become an addiction he could no longer live without. She thought she would never forgive him, only to discover after years of wandering that some bonds are destined from the very beginning to last a lifetime.