ログインSelena Ashford was once the pride of the Ashford family, until they found their long-lost biological daughter, Olivia. Overnight, Selena was cast aside, banished to a room by the poultry shed, while Olivia, sweet and sickly, wormed her way into everyone’s hearts. But Olivia wanted more. When she drunkenly ran over the Harrington heiress and left her in a coma, she let Selena take the fall. With the Ashfords backing the lie and her boyfriend Mateo swearing love and marriage in exchange for her silence, Selena was sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit. Four years later, betrayed and forgotten, Selena finds work as a caretaker, ironically for the comatose Harrington girl. Wearing a veil and using a false name, she slips into their world and catches the attention of Dante Harrington, the cold and calculating heir. But when the truth erupts, Dante sees her as the woman who tried to kill his sister. Then fate strikes again: Selena isn’t an orphan, she’s the lost daughter of the powerful Lawson family, the Harringtons’ fiercest rivals. With her identity restored and her new family behind her, Selena rises from ruin to power. Now, it’s her turn. The Ashfords will beg. Mateo will regret. And Dante? He’ll have to fight for a woman no longer within reach.
もっと見るSelena’s POVThe bridal dressers returned with fresh lipstick and trembling hands, ready to make me the perfect doll for a wedding I didn’t want. I let them paint my face, zip up the fitted lace gown, and tuck pearl pins into my hair.But inside, I was ice.I wouldn’t be going to Montreal. I didn’t know how, but I wouldn’t let El Chapo succeed. If I had to fake a smile, walk an aisle, and wait for a miracle, so be it. The one thing I was sure of? I wouldn’t follow him into hell.When they were done, the doors creaked open, and I was led out like livestock.The altar loomed ahead, framed in ivory curtains and golden roses. The air smelled of wealth and doom. El Chapo stood waiting at the front—impeccably dressed, eyes dark with possession, arms loose at his sides like he already owned me.But it wasn’t him that made my breath hitch.It was the front row.Luca. Theo. Mrs. Ashford. And Olivia—my so-called family—sat proudly dressed as honored guests, as if they hadn’t tried to sell me of
Selena’s POVTwo weeks flew by like a breeze laced with luxury and borrowed peace. I had been living under Dante Harrington’s roof, wrapped in a cocoon of quiet comfort I wasn’t used to.His apartment was modern, elegant, and spacious—far different from the poultry shed I used to call a room. The staff treated me with warmth—like I wasn’t a burden.Isadora had become my unexpected confidante. Once a stranger with guarded eyes, now we spoke like sisters. We shared drinks, traded secrets, and spent hours watching old noir films on the projector screen in the library. There were days I almost forgot I was an ex-convict who had been sold, beaten, and hunted.Luca, Theo, and Mrs. Ashford hadn’t dared to reach out. Not after what they’d done. Not after threatening to ship me off to Montreal like some merchandise. I still dreamed about that warehouse. About the cold floor. About Olivia’s voice mocking me while I starved.Today, of all days, was supposed to be my wedding day to that ghost fia
Selena’s POVI thought I was hallucinating. Until I looked up—and saw him.Dante.His eyes were wide with urgency, scanning me from head to toe before he sprinted toward me. Behind him, three of his men stood at alert, guns still raised, as if expecting another threat.“Oh my days…” he breathed when he finally reached me, dropping to his knees in the dirt.His arms wrapped around me instantly, like he had to feel me breathing to believe I was real. “I’ve been searching for you everywhere.”I couldn’t hold it in anymore. The tears, the fear, the exhaustion—I broke. My head buried into his chest as a sob tore from my throat. “They were going to sell me, Dante…”“I know. I know,” he whispered, voice raw with fury. “All the leads I chased… every damn one of them led to a dead end. I thought I lost you.”He scooped me into his arms like I weighed nothing and carried me all the way to the car. I didn’t protest. I didn’t have the strength. His warmth was the only thing tethering me to the pr
Selena’s POVThree days.That was how long I went without food.My body trembled from exhaustion, every breath heavier than the last, my stomach cramping violently with hunger. The concrete floor beneath the chair was damp.My wrists, bound tightly until now, ached with deep, bruised indents.When the heavy steel door creaked open again, I didn’t bother to lift my head. I already knew what it was—the man with the food tray, like clockwork, always placing it within reach… and walking out.But today was different.“I’ll eat,” I croaked, voice dry and cracking like brittle paper.The guard stopped mid-step. Slowly, he walked over and crouched in front of me. He didn’t speak for a long moment—just studied my face like he wasn’t sure if I was serious or just messing with him again.He reached for the ropes around my wrist and began to undo them. “You sure?”“Yes.”As the cords loosened, blood rushed back into my hands like fire.I winced sharply, groaning as the pain returned with ferocity
Selena’s POVAn hour later, I had what I needed. I selected three women from the operations team—Liana, the site scheduler; Ava, a logistics manager; and Jenna, an architectural draft intern. All smart. All underutilized. All, surprisingly, polite.“We’ll be heading to the Harrington site for an in
Selena’s POV“You… you’ve lost your mind,” she breathed, stepping back instinctively, like she wasn’t sure if I’d leap across the room and finish what I started.“Funny,” I said, taking one slow step toward her. “That’s exactly what your brothers said before they passed out.”Her eyes flicked to th
Selena’s POVMrs. Ashford moved forward a step, her hand trembling at her side, like she wanted to slap me and knew she couldn’t.“You think your little victory with the Harringtons gives you power over us?” Theo said then, stepping forward. “You’re still an ex-convict. You’re nothing but a placeho
Selena’s POVThe wooden walls of my poultry-shed-turned-bedroom creaked as the night wind whispered through the gaps.I lay on the thin mattress, shoes still on, one arm draped over my eyes.The fluorescent bulb above flickered once before holding steady. My entire body felt like it had been dragge






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