LOGINFive years ago, Elena Carter shared one unforgettable night with a stranger who promised he would find her again. By sunrise, he was gone—and so was every trace of him. What Elena doesn't know is that the stranger was Damien Ashford, the heir to the powerful Ashford Group. On his way back to her, Damien's car was deliberately forced off a mountain road. He survived, but the accident stole every memory of the woman he had fallen for. The people responsible buried the truth, convincing him that night never happened. Left alone and pregnant, Elena chose to raise their son without asking anyone for help. She built a quiet life from the ruins of heartbreak, believing the man who once looked at her with such sincerity had simply abandoned her. Five years later, fate throws them together again when Elena joins Ashford Group on a temporary design project. Damien doesn't recognize her, but something about the determined single mother—and the little boy with strikingly familiar gray eyes—awakens emotions he can't explain. As forgotten memories begin to surface, dangerous secrets emerge with them. Someone inside the Ashford family knows exactly what happened five years ago. They orchestrated the accident, erased the evidence, and have spent years protecting the lies that secured their power. If Damien remembers the truth, everything they've built will collapse. Now Elena must decide whether to trust the man who once broke her heart—or protect the son whose existence could ignite a battle over love, legacy, and billions. In a world where betrayal wears a friendly smile and every secret has a price, reclaiming the past may be the only way to secure their future.
View More“Wake up.”The voices came from everywhere.Not one voice.Hundreds.Maybe thousands.Elena tightened her hold on Hope.“What is happening?”No one answered.The floor beneath them vibrated.Nora remained unconscious on the ground.Daniel knelt beside her.“Nora!”He shook her shoulder.She didn't respond.“Elena!” Mason shouted. “Don't let Hope touch the floor!”Elena looked down.The baby's eyes were open.Strangely calm.“What?”“Keep her in your arms.”“Why?”“Because the system has recognized her.”A deep mechanical sound rolled through the vault.The screens flickered.One by one, the faces disappeared.Then a single message appeared.SUBJECT ZERO — ACTIVATION SEQUENCE INITIATED.Elena's blood ran cold.“Subject Zero.”She looked at Nora.“You said Nora was Subject Zero.”Mason shook his head.“I was wrong.”Elena's eyes widened.“How?”“Because I thought Subject Zero referred to the first successful child.”His gaze moved toward Hope.“It doesn't.”Damien stepped closer.“Then
Elena stared through the glass.She couldn't understand what she was seeing.Damien's father stood inside the hidden room.In his arms was a newborn baby.A tiny girl.Dark hair.Small features.And eyes that looked exactly like Nora's.Elena's hand went cold.“No.”Damien stepped beside her.“Dad?”His father didn't move.Nora stood several feet behind him, staring at the baby.Then she whispered:“That's her.”Elena turned toward her.“Who?”“My sister.”The words barely left Nora's mouth.Elena's heart pounded.“But you're the only daughter I remember.”Nora shook her head.“No.”She pointed at the baby.“She came after me.”Damien stared through the glass.“How?”His father finally looked at him.“You weren't supposed to find this room.”Damien's voice hardened.“You have a newborn child in a secret laboratory.”“I was protecting her.”“From whom?”His father's eyes moved toward Elena.“Everyone.”Elena stepped toward the glass.“Open the door.”He didn't.“Open it.”“You don't un
The baby cried again.Elena couldn't move.The sound came from somewhere beyond the steel walls of the vault, soft but unmistakable.A child's cry.Her child's cry.The image on the monitor remained frozen.Elena stared at the photograph.Seven years younger.A newborn in her arms.And the woman standing beside her.The founder.The woman who had just asked one question.Do you remember your first daughter?Elena's hand flew to her mouth.“No.”Her father looked at her.“Elena.”“I don't remember.”“You don't have to.”“Yes, I do.”She turned toward him.“Who is she?”Her father's expression broke.“I don't know where she is now.”“That isn't what I asked.”Her voice shook.“Who is my daughter?”He lowered his eyes.“Her name was never recorded.”Elena stared at him.“Never?”“The Foundation called her Subject Zero.”A chill ran through her.“Subject Zero.”Mason stepped closer.“She was the first child.”Elena looked at Lily.“But Lily was the first successful child.”“She was the fi
The steel door opened slowly.Elena couldn't move.Every instinct told her to run.But her feet remained rooted to the floor.A figure appeared in the widening gap.Tall.Older.His hair was streaked with gray, and one side of his face carried a faint scar.But there was no mistaking him.Elena's breath caught.“Dad?”The man looked at her.For several seconds, neither of them spoke.Then he smiled.“My little girl.”Elena's eyes filled with tears.“No.”She shook her head.“You're dead.”“I was supposed to be.”Her grandfather stepped forward.“You shouldn't have opened that door.”The man looked at him.“You should have known she would eventually find it.”His voice was calm.Too calm.Elena stared between them.“You both knew?”Her father sighed.“Your grandfather knew.”“Did you?”“I knew you were alive.”“That isn't what I asked.”He looked at her.“Yes.”Elena felt something inside her break.“You let me believe you were dead.”“I had no choice.”Her voice rose.“Everyone keeps












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