Aurora never expected to fall for her best friend's cold and intimidating brother.Aiden Sterling is everything she should stay away from, he's arrogant, distant, unreadable, and seemingly incapable of caring about anyone. Yet beneath his icy exterior lies a painful secret from his past, one that he has spent years trying to bury.Then Josh, Aurora's charming childhood friend, suddenly returns from New York and transfers to her school.At first, Aurora is thrilled to have her old friend back.But that is not the case for Aiden. The moment he sees Josh, something changes. The coldness in his eyes turns into something darker—something dangerously close to hatred.Aurora soon discovers that the two boys share a history she knows nothing about.Years ago, Aiden uncovered a dangerous cybercrime operation at his former school. Before he could expose the people responsible, someone turned the evidence against him. Digital records were manipulated, evidence was forged, and everything was made to point to Aiden. His reputation was destroyed.His future was shattered.And the person responsible got away with everything.Now Josh is back as the Charming Perfect and Innocent looking guy as everyone thinks. As Aurora gets caught between the brother she is slowly falling for and the childhood friend she has always trusted, she begins uncovering secrets that were never meant to see the light of day.Because Josh didn't return to rekindle an old friendship.He returned to make sure Aiden never discovers the truth.And when Aurora finally learns what happened at Harrington Academy, she realizes the boy she trusted most may be the very person who destroyed the boy she loves.Some secrets destroy reputations.Some betrayals destroy friendships.And some love stories begin with the person you were warned never to fall for.

Lena Carter lost everything in one night.Her job. Her reputation. Her future.Framed for stealing millions from a luxury hotel, she becomes the villain everyone hates. Even the man she planned to marry turns his back on her.Running from enemies who want her destroyed, Lena accepts the only offer that can save her — a fake marriage with Adrian Wolfe, the cold and powerful billionaire who needs a wife to silence his family’s demands.It was supposed to be a simple contract.No feelings. No promises. No love.But Adrian never expected the stubborn waitress he married for convenience to become the only person who could melt his frozen heart.Until a shocking discovery changes everything.Lena’s fingerprints are linked to the murder of Adrian’s mother — a crime committed twenty years ago.Suddenly, the woman Adrian loves becomes the woman he believes betrayed his family.He chooses revenge over trust and throws her away.But Lena refuses to let lies define her life.She will uncover the truth. She will rebuild her empire. And she will make everyone who destroyed her regret it.Years later, Adrian discovers the horrifying truth: Lena was innocent all along, and the person behind everything was someone inside his own family.Now the billionaire who never lost a battle must fight for the one thing money cannot buy…The forgiveness of the woman whose life he ruined.He wanted a fake wife.He found true love.But he destroyed the only woman who could save him.