“Your name doesn’t belong on that will."I don’t flinch. “And yet, there it is. In ink. Above yours.”Julian Lachlan circles me like a predator. Calm. Cold. Calculating.“You show up from New Orleans, with no blood ties, no explanation, just a pole dancer with a dead mother and a forged past. You’re a stripper. What makes you think you belong here?”I cross my arms. “What makes you think I care what you think?” ******* Hailey Vale was never meant to step foot inside Lachlan House, let alone inherit it, one understands why, not even her. Now, surrounded by powerful enemies in tailored suits and blood ties, Hailey must navigate deadly secrets, twisted loyalties, and the cold fury of Julian Lachlan, the ruthless heir apparent whose throne she just stole. Everyone wants answers. Someone wants her gone. And the truth about why she was named in the will might destroy them all. In a house full of secrets, the most dangerous one… is her.

“Why do you want me dead?” Elena’s voice is trembling. Nico’s silence? Deadly. She can’t remember everything, but the flash of blade in her hand, the weight of guilt in her chest, and the way Nico looks at her like she’s both a threat and tragedy… that’s enough to know something is wrong. Nico is hiding more than he’s saying. And Elena is starting to remember things she was never meant to. Who is she? A victim? A weapon? Or something far worse? Read on to find out. Love is toxic, truth is dangerous and some memories are better left buried.