Mag-log inShe was the wife they erased. He was the billionaire no one dared to cross. After a brutal betrayal by her husband and her own sister, Elena Hart is publicly disgraced, stripped of her dignity, and left for dead. Rescued by Dominic Blackwood, a feared and reclusive billionaire whose name alone terrifies boardrooms and governments, Elena is pulled into a world ruled by power, secrets, and unspoken violence. A fake marriage binds them together. Revenge keeps them standing. Desire makes everything dangerous. But when attraction turns real and buried sins resurface, Elena must decide whether vengeance is worth losing the man who became her sanctuary—and whether love can survive in a world built on blood and empires.
view more***Elena’s POV***Sleep had been a cruel joke.I woke several times through the night, each time to the same unfamiliar ceiling and the same silent reminder that I was no longer in the life I had once known.No Marcus. No Vivienne. No parents waiting to tear me apart with polished smiles and poisoned words.…Only this estate.Only Dominic Blackwood’s shadow stretching across every corner of my mind.Don't get me wrong, not that I preferred my old life to this one. Well, that seems too early to determine. Who knows what Damien has in store for me…. LolBy morning, I had made peace with one thing: if I was going to survive here, I needed more than rage. I needed patience. Precision… A face the world could not read.I dressed in the simplest thing I could find—a fitted black blouse and tailored trousers Juliet had apparently left outside my wardrobe in the night. Either she had an unnerving talent for predicting my size, or this mansion collected information the way other homes collect
***Elena’s POV***Entertaining??I scoffed internally. What the hell does he mean by that?? The word echoed in my mind long after Dominic left the study. I didn’t know if he meant work… or humiliation. Given the sharp gleam in his eyes, I suspected both. The maid escorted me back to the room where I’d first woken up. My mind was a storm of thoughts — confusion, hatred, curiosity, fear. Mostly fear though. But beneath it all lay a small, stubborn ember of defiance that refused to die no matter how battered I was. I had survived hell once already… I would not break again. I sank into the sofa near the massive window. The morning light cut through the glass, spilling gold over polished marble floors. Somewhere below, I could hear the faint buzz of activity — guards, men talking, engines running. This is Dominic’s world… Ruthless. Efficient. Dangerous. Sadly… mine now, too. Juliet appeared not long after. Her kind eyes studied me carefully, like she already knew something had
***ELENA'S POV***My memory went blank at first when the strange guy who I just learnt his name is Dominic asked me for my name. But…the moment he stepped forward, fixed his stormy gray eyes on me and asked me 'who the hell are you?'The memories I wish I could erase flooded in, suffocating me. So I just snapped, “Why did you care?” “What?” He blinked, clearly not expecting that. Like what I had just said was an abomination. Well, maybe it was. He looked at me—really looked at me. As if trying to see past my skin, past the blood and bruises, into whatever monster he imagined I might be.I knew he wasn't ordinary. I could tell he was someone that could literally destroy me completely with the snap of his fingers. The tension in the room practically revealed it. But, who cares about that? He was tall. Broad shoulders with an insanely perfect jawline and grey eyes that could cut through steel. But I was already broken, so there was nothing left to intimidate anymore. I would rather e
***Dominic's POV***“You sure not one survived?” I asked, my voice cutting through the silent night air like a blade.Rooks, my personal assistant and right-hand man replied. “Yes, Boss. We made sure to clear them all. Not a single gangster is left breathing.”As much I wanted to believe him, I couldn't. I needed to confirm myself. I've always been like that. Seeing was believing so I started walking towards the place that used to be their hideout.I’ve learned, much in a harsh way—never take anyone’s word as truth. In my world, I don't get to sleep with my both eyes closed.Not after I had witnessed betrayal firsthand when I was just six. The memory never faded, and I don't think it ever will. My father, Chief Alfred, once hailed as the fiercest and most successful CEO in the Blackhood lineage, knelt with a golden dagger –his own dagger buried in his heart. His best friend and right-hand man stood over him, blood dripping from the blade with a triumphant smirk tugging on his lips.I












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