My Best Friend STOLE MY Husband -So I Married His Brother
Claire thought she had the perfect marriage—until she came home early from her honeymoon and found her husband in bed with the one woman she trusted most: her best friend.
Her marriage is over. Her friendship is dead. And the betrayal leaves her with nothing but anger and a burning desire for revenge.
Then Ethan Black, her ex-husband’s older brother, makes her an unexpected offer.
Marry him.
Ethan has always been cold, intimidating, and impossible to read. But beneath his ruthless exterior is a man who has wanted Claire for far longer than she ever realized.
Their marriage begins as a dangerous arrangement built on revenge, but Ethan's feelings quickly become impossible to hide. He is protective, possessive, and determined to make Claire his in every way that matters.
But as Claire begins tearing apart the family that destroyed her, she discovers that her husband's betrayal was only the beginning.
There are secrets buried beneath the Black family's perfect image—and some of them involve Claire herself.
She wanted revenge.
She never expected to fall in love with the man who offered to help her get it.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 32-
THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHThe first gunshot shattered one of the windows.I screamed as Ethan grabbed me and pulled me to the floor.Glass scattered across the marble behind us.“Down!”Another shot struck the wall.Ethan covered my body with his as Gabriel rushed toward the curtains.“Don't go near the windows,” Ethan warned.“I know.”My voice shook.Outside, the sound of tires screeching filled the driveway.Then several men began moving around the property.“How many?” Ethan asked.Gabriel crouched beside us.“At least six.”“Armed?”“Yes.”Ethan swore under his breath.I reached for my phone.“I'm calling my mother.”“No.”He took my hand.“Why?”“They're probably blocking the signal.”I looked at the screen.No service.He was right.Fear pressed against my chest.“What do we do?”Gabriel pointed toward the hallway.“There is an underground passage.”Ethan looked at him.“Where does it lead?”“To the old chapel beyond the eastern wall.”“Can it get us out?”“Yes.”“Then move.”We ran.Gabriel opened a wo
Last Updated: 2026-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 31-
THE MAN WHO KNEW MY MOTHERThe first thing I noticed about Italy was how beautiful it looked even when I was terrified.The road leading toward Villa Bellini curved through hills covered with olive trees and tall cypress trees, the late afternoon sunlight spilling gold across the landscape. Everything looked peaceful. Almost too peaceful for a place where someone had demanded that I come alone with a box containing evidence that could expose one of the most powerful men in my life.I sat beside Ethan in the back of the car, the blue box resting on my lap.He had wanted me to leave it behind.I had refused.“You're holding that thing like someone is going to snatch it from you,” Ethan said quietly.I looked down at my hands. He wasn't wrong. My fingers were wrapped tightly around the edges of the box.“Someone already tried to take everything from me once.”His expression changed.“I know.”There was something about the way he said it that made me look at him.Ethan had barely spoken since we left the airport. H
Last Updated: 2026-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 30
THE JOURNEY TO ITALYI didn't sleep that night.How could I?My mother was alive.My father was alive.Elizabeth was alive.Amelia was alive.And somehow, all of them had been connected to a secret that had survived eighteen years.Now we were going to Italy to find her.I sat beside Ethan in the back of the car while Elizabeth sat in the front with the driver.Neither of us spoke for several minutes.Finally, Ethan reached for my hand.“You okay?”“No.”He smiled faintly.“At least you're honest.”“I don't know what I'm supposed to feel.”“You don't have to know.”I leaned against his shoulder.“I found my father yesterday.”“I know.”“I found my mother tonight.”“I know.”“And now we're flying to another country to find a little girl who has been missing from my life since before I even knew she existed.”He kissed the top of my head.“You don't have to carry all of it tonight.”I closed my eyes.“I'm scared.”His hand tightened around mine.“So am I.”I looked up.“You are?”“Of course.”“You never loo
Last Updated: 2026-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 29
THE WOMAN BEHIND IT ALL“Elizabeth Black.”Daniel's words hung in the room.I stared at him, waiting for him to take them back.He didn't.My eyes moved to Ethan.He looked as shocked as I felt.“My mother?” he asked.Daniel nodded.“She ordered Adrian's disappearance.”Ethan stepped toward him.“Choose your next words carefully.”Daniel didn't move.“I've already said what I came here to say.”“You're lying.”“I wish I were.”Ethan grabbed the front of Daniel's shirt and pushed him against the wall.“Where is my mother?”Daniel's expression remained calm.“I don't know.”“Then how do you know she ordered Adrian taken?”“Because I was there.”The room went silent.My stomach tightened.“You were there?” I asked.Daniel looked at me.“Yes.”“When?”“Three months ago.”The same time Amelia disappeared.The same time everything started falling apart.I felt sick.“You knew.”“I knew some of it.”“You knew Amelia was being moved.”Daniel looked down.“Yes.”“And you knew Adrian was going to be taken?”“Yes.”My
Last Updated: 2026-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 28
THE WOMAN IN THE DARK“CLAIRE!”The scream came from upstairs.I froze.I knew that voice.I had heard it in memories I had spent years trying to forget. It was softer when I was a child, warmer when she used to sing to me, but there was no mistaking it now.My mother.I turned toward the stairs.“Mom?”Ethan grabbed my hand before I could move.“Wait.”Another gunshot rang through the house.Adrian pulled me farther against the wall.“She's here,” he whispered.My heart hammered.“You knew she was coming?”“No.”“Then how do you know it's her?”Adrian looked at me.“Because your mother never screamed unless she was afraid.”Another shot echoed from upstairs.Daniel suddenly moved toward the stairs.Ethan raised his weapon.“Don't.”Daniel stopped.“You want to know who's up there?”“I already know.”“No, you don't.”Daniel looked at me.“Your mother isn't the only person who came here tonight.”Before I could ask what he meant, someone appeared at the top of the stairs.A woman.She was dressed in black t
Last Updated: 2026-09-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 27
RAVEN HOUSERaven House stood beyond a long stretch of trees, hidden from the main road by an iron gate and a wall covered in climbing vines.It didn't look like a place where someone would be held.It looked like an abandoned mansion.That was probably the point.Ethan killed the headlights before we reached the gate.Lucas sat in the passenger seat, studying the property through binoculars.“How many?” Ethan asked.“Four outside.”“And inside?”“Unknown.”I looked at the dark building.Somewhere inside was my father.The thought made my stomach twist.“Can you see him?”“No.”“Then how do we know he's here?”Lucas lowered the binoculars.“We don't.”Ethan looked at him.“That wasn't very reassuring.”“I wasn't trying to reassure you.”I almost smiled despite everything.Ethan glanced at me.“Stay close to me.”“I will.”“If anything happens, you run.”“No.”“Claire.”“I am not leaving without my father.”His jaw tightened.“I know.”He reached across and squeezed my hand.“That's what I'm afrai
Last Updated: 2026-09-28
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