Chapter 30

Amelia's POV

I felt a chill run down my spine as I stared at the front cover of the scandalous tell-all book that lay on the table before me. The words glared back at me, mocking and taunting, as if they held the power to unravel everything we had built.

"The Secrets of Their Love: Unveiling the Hidden Truths of Amelia Blackwood and Ethan Hartman," it read in bold, provocative letters.

Ethan stood beside me, his jaw clenched and his eyes burning with a mix of anger and determination. "We can't let this book be published, Amelia. Our privacy, our lives—they're at stake."

I nodded, my heart pounding in my chest. "I know, Ethan. We have to find a way to stop this. We can't let our most intimate moments be exploited for the world to see."

We had worked so hard to protect our relationship from prying eyes, to shield our love from the scrutiny of the outside world. And now, it seemed like all those efforts were about to be in vain.

Ethan's former lover, a vindictive and scorned individual n