POV Liliana Lennox
I thought he knew about me when he mentioned the threat that I might never see my child again. Turns out, he knew nothing. I just gave a bitter smile. Three years ago, after being thrown out of Solaris Heights by my own husband, Ethan Darnell, and accused of being a fraud in that political marriage, I disappeared completely. No one knew if I was still alive or what I was up to.
Ryder Black was Ethan Darnell’s childhood friend—at least, that’s what I heard from the gossip floating around Celestia’s elite circles. But I had only met him once, at my wedding to Ethan. So why the hell is he suddenly here, k********g me?
I blinked, staring at Ryder’s face. He looked even more handsome up close. My first meeting with him had left no impression whatsoever. Back then, I hadn’t
