LOGIN*You love me? No… you can’t love a maid—a daughter of a prostitute, a one-night mistake like me. We’re not from the same world. We can never be together. It’s a dream that won’t come true.* *Lily, that doesn’t matter. I don’t care where you’re from or what your past is. I love you—and that’s the only truth that matters.* Lily has always known her place—silent, invisible, and unworthy of love, especially from someone like Sebastian Kingsley, heir to a billion-dollar empire. Her life has been shadowed by the shame of her past—being the daughter of a high-class prostitute and born from a one-night mistake. Desperate for income as her mother’s illness worsens, Lily takes a job as a maid in the Kingsley mansion. She never expected to steal the heart of the city’s most powerful billionaire. But Sebastian, weighed down by family expectations and haunted by addiction and sleepless nights, sees something in her that no one else does—peace. Hope. To the world, Sebastian has everything. But behind the wealth and status is a man slowly breaking. Only Lily sees the truth behind the mask. Their love is passionate… but forbidden. Sebastian is already engaged—to Lily’s sister. The woman society believes is perfect for him. Lily is just a maid—powerless and easily disposable. She wants to run, to protect herself from the heartbreak she knows is coming. But how do you walk away from the only person who’s ever made you feel truly alive? Can their love survive the storm of betrayal, societal expectations, and painful truths? Or will duty and deception tear them apart ? In a world ruled by power, status, and secrets, Sebastian and Lily fight for a love that was never meant to be.
View MoreSebastian’s pov Darkness wrapped around me like cold hands, pressing against my chest, suffocating me, dragging me down into a pit I had long learned to fear. I didn’t know if I was standing, falling, or drowning. My mind was a storm of screaming echoes. Voices I had tried to forget clawed at me ,some pleading, some accusing. “Sebastian… run.” “Why didn’t you protect us?” “Save yourself…” And then I saw her—Avery.Ten years old. Her small hands clutching her teddy bear, smiling up at me. Her smile twisted into terror in an instant. Shadows of men I couldn’t fight, screams I couldn’t stop, her cries breaking me into pieces again. I tried to reach her… I tried to save her… but I was small, powerless, helpless. Then her voice faded into another, a softer voice—warm, grounding, familiar: “Sebastian… come back.” It was Lily. Her presence cut through the darkness like sunlight through storm clouds. She was gentle, patient, pulling me from the edge of myself. I tried to gra
DREY’S POV I stood silently just outside the office, my shoulders pressed lightly against the wall, every nerve in my body alert. The heavy oak door loomed before me, a barrier between the world and the storm brewing inside. I could hear the faintest scrape of movement, a shift in the air that spoke louder than words. Sebastian was not himself—he never truly had been since that day—but today, the darkness in him felt sharper, closer, almost tangible. Victoria, Regina, Katrine, and a few others had been standing outside for almost an hour. Lily still hadn’t come out. I hope everything is fine. I hope she is safe. If anything happens to her, I will hold myself responsible—because I was the one who pushed her to go inside. She didn’t even want to go. But I insisted. I kept telling her she could do it. I was still lost in my thoughts when another loud sound erupted from inside, making my heart jolt. “Please—please—can you try to find out what is going on?” Emma panicked, gr
Lily’s pov My legs trembled , the air was thick, heavy with tension and the faint smell of expensive cologne mice with something darker–fear,anger, something almost metallic. Every step I took felt like walking across a tightrope over fire. I said who are you he growled , his voice this time is low but sharp , danger , the kind that could make a grown man flinch. I swallowed hard, forcing my self to speak , I couldn’t imagine that he made my throat dry that I couldn’t speak loud, I had to force my self to talk and remain steady ‘I …. I’m Lily,sir. Your secretary.” He laughed his laughed was so devilish Then he turned his eye to me , his jaw tightened, the muscles in his neck pulsed as if he was preparing to strike . My palms itched to reach for something , anything , but I had nothing .Only my courage , tiny as it was and my wits . He stepped closer, and I could see the tremor in his hands , the slight quiver in his otherwise perfect composure. Why are you her
Lily’s POV “Lily! Lily! Wake up!” Emma’s voice pierced the quiet of my sleep, pulling me from a dream that had been so sweet, so vivid. “Emma, why did you wake me? Especially when I was having such a beautiful dream,” I mumbled, rubbing my eyes and trying to orient myself. “Sweet dreams?” she asked, her tone half-amused, half-exasperated. “Yes,” I whispered, the memory already fading. “I was… by a beautiful ocean. The sun was rising, the water shimmering gold and turquoise, waves lazily brushing the shore. There were small sailboats dancing in the distance, and the air smelled of salt and flowers. I felt… free. Light. Happy.” Emma’s expression didn’t soften. Instead, she leaned closer, hands on her hips. “Well, maybe your beautiful dream is about to turn bad if you don’t get your ass up right now.” I blinked at her. This was the first time she’d ever spoken to me like that. Firm, no sugarcoating, almost… commanding. “Never… why would you talk to me like this, Emma?”






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