Nerissa Valcourt thought marrying billionaire Zayden Montclair would be the beginning of her happily ever after.She was wrong.Forced into marriage by his grandfather's inheritance conditions, Zayden makes one thing painfully clear: he will provide her with everything money can buy, except the one thing she desires most—his love.For three years, Nerissa endures his coldness, his humiliating indifference, and his devotion to another woman. She convinces herself that patience might eventually soften his heart.Then one terrible night changes everything.After an accident leaves Nerissa fighting for her life, Zayden receives a desperate call from the hospital. His wife needs him. But his first love threatens to harm herself if he doesn't come to her, and he makes his choice.He chooses the other woman.Unaware that Nerissa's accident happened while she was trying to save his life, Zayden leaves her alone in a hospital bed.When he finally discovers the truth, it is already too late.Nerissa disappears, leaving divorce papers behind and taking the last pieces of her love with her.Three years later, she returns as a brilliant, wealthy businesswoman whose empire rivals his own. She is no longer the desperate wife who waited for his affection. She is the woman his competitors admire, his enemies fear, and the entire business world wants to meet.For the first time, Zayden Montclair is the one begging.But Nerissa has learned to live without him, and forgiveness is no longer something he can demand.He wants his wife back. She wants the man she once loved to prove he deserves another chance.Can a love destroyed by betrayal survive a second beginning?Or will Zayden discover that some mistakes come with a price even billions cannot pay?He had years to love her. Now, he has to fight for one more chance.