LOGINMeggie had always been a devoted daughter. She gave everything to her family—until they asked for the one thing she could never sacrifice. One week before her wedding, her parents demanded that she give up her fiancé, Steven, to her frail younger sister. The ten-year love she had built with blood and tears was expected to be offered as a “family sacrifice.” Meggie refused. But betrayal came from the one person she trusted most. Steven chose Olivia. Worse—he had been cheating. Shattered, humiliated, and stripped of everything, Meggie fled to a bar. One reckless mistake in a drunken haze led her into the arms of a mysterious stranger. A night meant to be forgotten left her with two things: one million dollars… and a child growing in her womb. Six years later. Nicholas is Meggie’s entire world—brilliant, handsome, and the reason she keeps breathing. But fate turns cruel once more. Her son is taken as collateral for a debt owed to a mafia organization, and Meggie must pay 170 million dollars to get him back—an impossible sum. Nicholas is sold on the black market. And the man who buys him… is Victor. The bartender who once shared her bed. A dangerous man. Ruthless. The tyrant who leads the largest mafia organization in the city. Now Meggie must save her son before Victor discovers the one secret that could destroy everything— Nicholas is his flesh and blood. Between a first love who betrayed her, a family who used her, and a mafia that shows no mercy… how high a price must Meggie pay to protect her child?
View MoreEvery word they threw at me felt like a whip.I never thought Steven could be this cruel.I remembered that night. I was panicking. I was desperate. I came because I didn’t know who else to ask for help. Besides, Mom was responsible. She was the one at fault.I only wanted someone to hold me.I only wanted my father to know what had happened to his grandson.I never imagined the news would kill him.Emma stepped closer until there was barely an inch between us. Her eyes no longer hid their hatred.“You’re a curse,” she whispered sharply. “Since you were little, you’ve brought nothing but trouble. And now you’ve even taken my husband from me.”I could barely breathe.“I lost my father too…” My voice was almost inaudible.“You don’t have the right to cry here!” she snapped.Some guests tried to calm the situation, but Emma didn’t care.“Leave,” she said flatly. “We don’t need your act. Haven’t you embarrassed this family enough? What else are you going to do? Kill the rest of us too?”O
Maggie’s POVI didn’t immediately realize that I no longer had a home.My feet carried me to the apartment lobby out of habit. After leaving the hospital, I just wanted to rest for a while. Reflexively, I returned to the place where Nick and I used to live.As if the world hadn’t collapsed.As if I were still a woman who had a door to knock on and a light that would turn on when night fell. As if Nick would run to greet me when I came home.Only when I stood in front of the building and looked up—at the floor where my unit used to be—did I remember.The apartment was no longer mine.I had sold it.To redeem Nick.I wanted to cry, but I forced myself not to let the tears fall.I still had a reason to come here—to retrieve my important belongings.After climbing the stairs to the third floor, I walked toward what used to be my unit. I knocked gently.“Excuse me,” I said.I repeated it three times before the door finally opened.An elderly man with gray hair stood there. “Yes? Who are yo
POV NicholasI stood in the middle of a living room far too large for a child like me.In front of me, two unfamiliar women with curly hair unfurled rolls of expensive fabric as if I were a mannequin in a display window.“A little taller, please,” one of them said gently, a measuring tape hanging around her neck. I was certain she was a famous designer.I didn’t move. Like a statue.On the black leather sofa, Uncle Victor sat casually. His suit was immaculate, not a single crease in sight. His expression was irritating—he was clearly enjoying the sight of my waist being measured.“Nick is quite short. Make the outfit so he looks a little taller.”My eyes widened. Uncle Victor really enjoyed mocking people. I felt so annoyed.“Uncle, I’m still a child. I’ll grow taller after I hit puberty. One day I’ll even be taller than you.”He gave a faint smile. “Try your best. So far, no one has managed to surpass my height.”So arrogant. Just wait until I grow up—I’ll be taller than him. But for
POV NicholasFrom the very first moment my name was called and the red curtain swept aside, I was certain of one thing—Mom would come for me.I had been scared. I had cried. My throat had even gone hoarse from calling for her over and over again in my head. But I couldn’t keep crying. If Mom knew I was crying, she would be sadder than anyone else in the world.I am Nicholas Hayes.I am Mom’s son.And Mom always finds her way back to me.So I swallowed my tears. I stood a little straighter on that cold stage while the echo of a gavel and low laughter rippled through the vast hall, thick with the scent of expensive wine and foreign perfume.“The bidding starts at one hundred million dollars.”The masked man at the podium sounded as if his voice came from another world.Below me, rows of masked men and women sat comfortably, as though I were not a human being—but a rare painting or a blue-blooded racehorse.One hundred million.Two hundred million.Three hundred million.The numbers floa
POV MaggieThe sharp scent of antiseptic pierced my nose even before I opened my eyes.White. Everything was white.My vision slowly cleared—no longer blurred. A white ceiling. White curtains. The rhythmic beep of a machine beside me, steady and artificial, like a manufactured heartbeat. My head th
POV GallenI never imagined I would see Maggie again like this.Her face was pale against the hospital pillow. Her hair lay tangled around her shoulders. The eyes that once shone so brightly were now filled with pain and fear. And yet—my heart recognized her in a single second.Margaretha Hayes.Th






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