LOGINVIVIAN I agreed to a surrogate because I thought it would save my marriage. Instead, I watched her become everything I was supposed to be. The moment Charlotte carried my husband's child, David Blackstone stopped looking at me and started looking at her. Slowly, the woman I welcomed into our lives took my place in my home, my family, and my husband's heart. The night I discovered a shocking secret about their future, I walked away from everything I had ever known. Then Alexander Kane entered my life, a powerful billionaire in a wheelchair whose kindness began healing wounds I thought would never close. But as my past comes back to haunt me and the person who betrayed me beg for forgiveness and I realize Alexander is hiding a secret of his own. And when the truth finally came out, everything changed.
View MoreThe bare bulb never turned off. I lay on the thin mattress and watched it until my eyes burned. The plastic ties around my wrists had rubbed the skin raw. Every small movement sent a sharp sting up my arms and into my shoulders. Thirst returned first. Hunger followed, low and constant. The room stayed the same—rough concrete walls, a single locked metal door, and distant city sounds that never came close enough to matter. I tried to keep track of time by counting breaths and the occasional shift in the noise outside. Sometimes I heard the low rumble of a truck. Once I heard footsteps that passed and did not return. The building felt large and empty. Industrial. The air carried the faint smell of dust, oil, and old rain. Ella returned twice during what I judged to be morning. The first time she set another bottle of water on the floor without speaking. She watched me for a moment, as if checking that I was still conscious, then left. The second time she brought a phone and a folde
Rain began falling before dawn.Sofia woke to the sound of it tapping against the bedroom window.For a few seconds, she forgot everything.Then she remembered Isabella.Lucien.The photographs.The lies.She turned toward the empty side of the bed.Alessandro was gone.Her heart skipped.She sat up quickly."Alessandro?"No answer.She threw on a robe and hurried downstairs.She found him in the study.He stood before a wall covered with photographs, documents, and old family records.Dante was there too.Neither man noticed her immediately."What are you doing?"Alessandro turned.His expression softened when he saw her."Trying to find Isabella."Sofia walked closer."You haven't slept.""Neither have you."She looked at the wall.There were photographs of Isabella at different ages.Five years old.Seven.Ten.Fourteen.Then nothing.A gap of several years.Sofia pointed toward it."Where did you get these?""From my father's private archives.""These weren't in the box.""No."Al
The bare bulb never turned off. I lay on the thin mattress and watched it until my eyes burned. The plastic ties around my wrists had rubbed the skin raw. Every small movement sent a sharp sting up my arms and into my shoulders. Thirst returned first. Hunger followed, low and constant. The room stayed the same—rough concrete walls, a single locked metal door, and distant city sounds that never came close enough to matter.I tried to keep track of time by counting breaths and the occasional shift in the noise outside. Sometimes I heard the low rumble of a truck. Once I heard footsteps that passed and did not return. The building felt large and empty. Industrial. The air carried the faint smell of dust, oil, and old rain.Ella returned twice during what I judged to be morning. The first time she set another bottle of water on the floor without speaking. She watched me for a moment, as if checking that I was still conscious, then left. The second time she brought a phone and a folded m
The message from Alexander came just after noon.*Harris has a new lead on the east docks. I am going with the team. Stay in the suite. Do not open the door for anyone except Thomas or me.*I read it twice and typed back that I understood. The suite felt quieter the moment the door closed behind the last security check. Two guards remained in the hallway. The city beyond the windows looked gray and ordinary. I tried to settle on the sofa with a book, but the words refused to hold my attention. Every few minutes I checked my phone for another update that did not come.At three o’clock a knock sounded. Three short taps—the signal Thomas always used.“Miss Vivian,” Thomas’s voice came through the door, calm and familiar. “Mr. Kane asked me to move you to a different floor. The current location may have been compromised. We need to go now.”I stood and walked to the door. Through the peephole I saw Thomas alone in his dark suit, hands visible, expression serious. The two hallway guards we












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