Synopsis

Warning!18+Explicitcontent.DarkandMafiathemes.LyvanaMontclair’sweddingtoMarkVaughnwassupposedtobeafairytale.Instead,itwasadeathsentence.Ontheirweddingnight,themanshelovedshowedhistrueface—andthensomeoneshootsherdead.Butdeathdidn'tstick.Lyvanawakesuptwoyearsinthepast,ontheeveoftheengagementthatruinedher.Toclaimtheinheritanceherfatherleftbehind,Lyvana’sgrandmotherdemandsoneunbearableprice:marriagetoMarkasitwasherfather’sfinalwish.Butafteraseriesofstrangecoincidencesandnear-misses,Lyvanabeginstosuspectthathistorymayberepeatingitself...Someonestillwantsherdead.Refusingtodieagain,Lyvanaplotsherescapeandherrevenge.Herbestfriendoffersadangeroussolution—onethatcouldruineverything...ornot.Theplanisdangerous:findamansospectacularandso“perfect”thathergrandmotherwillforgetMarkeverexisted.AmanwhocanwinaseatattheMontclairtableanddismantleMark’sinfluencefromtheinside.ThenenterJulianBlackwood.Dark,enigmatic,andpowerful.Morepowerfulthananyoneevenknows.JulianisthelastmanwhoshouldevernoticesomeonelikeLyvana.Theirarrangementwassupposedtobeatemporarybusinessdeal.ButJuliandoesn'tplaybyanyone'srules.Ashebeginstohunttheonetryingtokillher,Lyvanarealizesthatwhileshehiredhimtobeashield,Julianisplayingforkeeps.Thedealwastemporary...Hisobsessionisnot...