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Chapter 1

Evelina’s POVI told my guardian’s son I loved him. He looked at me like I was filth. After that, he made sure I understood exactly where I stood—by bringing woman after woman home, making sure I heard every moment. So when he got engaged, I did the one thing I should have done a long time ago. I vanished.“Grandpa, I’ve thought about your offer—for me to move in with you and the rest Frosts.” I paused. Hesitated. Then, “I’ll go.”He sounded thrilled on the other end. “Finally! I’ll arrange a private jet to NYC. Tonight work for you? Don’t bother packing—we’ll buy everything new.”“Actually… I was thinking of staying one more week. You know the Draycotts took me in after Mom and Dad died…”Grandpa sighed. “Right. The Draycotts. Be sure to pass along my thanks—they’ve done more than enough, especially for you.” Another pause. “If I hadn’t been barred from entering the States back then, and you’d wanted to stay in the city where your parents raised you, I never would’ve left you with the

Chapter 2

Evelina’s POVAfter that night, everything changed. Kaelen started bringing women home.Not one. Not two. Dozens.He called them girlfriends.I told myself it didn’t matter. Kaelen was just pressuring me to see the truth, to talk me into giving him up sooner.But three months ago, everything shifted.He proposed. Lilith Draven, his longest girlfriend, became his fiancée. And half of my heart turned to ice since then. I’d known, deep down, that this day would come. But some foolish part of me had hoped I could get to his heart first. That maybe, if I stayed close long enough, I could be enough.But that propose changed everything.I started watching the way Kaelen treated Lilith—soft, attentive, different. More than he ever treated me. It hit me hard. Was this what love looked like to him? Had I been wrong all along? Will he ever love me— the way I love him?I laughed bitterly at the memory now. At the quiet, aching despair that came with it.I even tried to joke once, forcing lightne

Chapter 3

Evelina’s POVI returned to the Draycott Manor late at night.Didn’t want to hear any more whispers. Any more moans through the walls.The house was quiet. The Draycotts weren’t home. And it looked like Kaelen hadn’t come back yet either.Good.I slipped into my room and started packing. I figured I’d begin with the closet.But the moment I opened it, the past came rushing in.Nearly three-quarters of the dresses inside had been bought by Kaelen. One of his favorite things back then was going on a business trip and coming home with gifts—for the couple, and always, always for me.I remembered the time Mrs. Draycott saw the pile of dresses Kaelen had brought back and teased him, “Hard to believe the little boy who cried over not getting a popsicle now spoils our Eve like this.”Kaelen had blushed. But he didn’t deny it. “Eve’s special,” he said. “What else would I do but spoil her?”Mrs. Draycott just laughed and hugged us both. “Of course she is. Everyone should spoil our Eve.”My fing

Chapter 4

Evelina’s POVThe casino was closed for their party. A space built to hold five thousand guests now held maybe two hundred—laughing, drinking, dancing.The lights spun overhead, dizzying.A hand slid to my waist. “Miss,” a man’s voice murmured near my ear, “you here alone? Need some company?”I turned to find a short, chubby man leering at me.“Get the hell away from me.”He grinned, unfazed. “Come on, don’t tell me you’re not feeling the vibe. It’s a bachelor party. Things get… wild. You know what I mean?” He winked.I shoved his arm. “I’d rather die alone than spend a night with you, Mr. Asshole.”He pushed back—just hard enough to send me stumbling into the crowd.“Bitch,” he muttered as he disappeared into the crowd.My drink had shattered, the wine soaking through my dress.Perfect. Just perfect.I pushed myself up. People stood all around me—but no one offered a hand.I made my way through the blur of bodies, heading to the bathroom.By the time I came out, I spotted Kaelen near

Chapter 5

Evelina’s POVHe lifted the gun and pressed it under my chin. “Tell me—how do you want to die?”I didn’t answer.He didn’t wait.The shot rang out, hitting my arm.Pain exploded through me—white-hot, searing. Then numbness. Then a deep, bone-deep burn.“Oops,” the man sneered. “Forgot to mention—I don’t like being told what to do.”I clenched my teeth. “I have money. I can give it to you.”Since the day I moved out, I’d sold everything Kaelen ever gave me.At first, I thought about returning it all. But knowing him, he’d just toss it into the trash. So I sold it instead.Not enough for a billion. But close—half a billion, give or take.And then I sold the Frost mansion. The one my parents and I lived in. I hadn’t stayed there since moving in with the Draycotts. It had just sat there—empty, quiet. I visited now and then, but… it was time to let go.The sale brought in another one and a half billion.I’d planned to give that money back to the Draycotts when I left. A thank-you for all th

Chapter 6

Kaelen’s POVI heard my ringtone just as I stepped out of the shower. But with Lilith still out there, I couldn’t walk out like this.So I cracked the door open. “Did someone call me? Pass me my phone.”Lilith glanced back, smiling. “It’s mine.”“Right.” I shut the door and went back to finish dressing.When I came out, she wrapped her arms around my waist.“It’s still early,” she said softly. “Why don’t we go grab breakfast downstairs? Big night ahead, right?”I peeled her hands off me. “Don’t forget—this relationship, this wedding—it’s a performance. You wouldn’t be here if you hadn’t said you had news about Eve.”Her smile faltered. She bit her lip, gaze dropping.I didn’t wait. I walked to the door.“Don’t do that again,” I said flatly. “Don’t play pretend with me. We’re not real. We never were. And once Eve’s feelings for me are gone, this ends.”I paused. “Everything you asked for—I’ve given it. So do us both a favor. No more drama.”I reached for the handle.Lilith’s voice stopp

Chapter 7

Kaelen's POVI didn’t sleep. Not for a second.My head spun with memories of Evelina.The first time she came to live with us—seven years old, quiet, withdrawn. She wouldn’t even go into the playroom. Just stayed in her room from morning till night.So I offered her mine.It was the biggest room in the house. The brightest. If she was going to hide, at least let it be in the best one.She moved in without a word. Slept curled up so small she barely took up a corner of the bed.When she turned twelve, I took her to tour my old middle school.She clung to my hand the entire time. Wouldn’t let go.At the end, she leaned in and whispered, “What if I don’t make any friends?”I smiled. “You will. You’re sweet, funny, and too cute to resist.”She blushed.When she turned sixteen, she snuck out to a party with her friends.I was furious. Left a meeting early. Went to the party myself. Pulled her out and drove her home.That night… I realized she wasn’t the shy little girl anymore. She wore mak

Chapter 8

Kaelen's POVItaly was colder than I’d expected.As soon as the plane touched down, I called Eve’s grandfather, Malrick. I’d met him a few times before on trips here. He’d always welcomed me.I doubted if he knew the real reason Eve had come back, he would still welcome me. But I called anyway. It was safer to get a clearer picture before I went to her directly.To my surprise, Malrick’s voice hadn’t changed. Warm, steady. But when I asked him not to tell Eve I was in Italy, he hesitated.“Did something happen between you two?” he asked, his tone sharpening. “Is that why my Eve suddenly wanted to move across the globe?”“No,” I lied easily. “It was meant to be a surprise. She doesn’t know I came.”“Oh…” Malrick sighed. “That’s good to hear. I was worried you two had argued. Eve hasn’t been very happy since she arrived.”Not happy. I’d expected that.We agreed to meet at one of his clubs. Malrick Frost’s reach in Italy was larger than the Draycotts’ back home—his businesses darker, his

Chapter 9

Evelina’s POVI hadn’t slept this well in months.Grandpa had prepared a room for me in his estate—almost identical to the one I had in the Draycott mansion.He said he’d modeled it off the photos he’d seen. Figured I’d like the same style.For a moment, I forgot I was in Italy. It felt like I was back in New York. Back in that house.And Kaelen was just down the hall.I shook my head and sat up.Enough. You promised yourself a new beginning, Evelina. Remember?I freshened up, dusted on a light layer of makeup, and got dressed. Today, I’d planned to visit one of Grandpa’s wineries. Wine-making had always fascinated me.Back in New York, I worked at the Draycotts’ casino—because I thought helping Kaelen was helping myself.But here… I could finally explore what I actually loved. For me.I stepped outside, pulling my coat tighter as I reached for my phone to call a cab.That’s when I heard it.A truck barreling toward the gate—tires screeching, spinning out of control.“Move!” someone sh

Chapter 10

Kaelen’s POVI stopped by to see Eve before flying back to New York.She already looked different—more elegant, more composed. Beautiful in a way that made my chest tighten.“You’re not coming back to New York? Not even for a visit?” I asked, clinging to a sliver of hope. That time, or effort, or something might bring her close to me again.She looked away. “Of course I will visit you, you are my big brother, remember?”It was the first time she’d ever said that. Usually, I was the one who called myself that.And somehow, it hurt more than I expected.“I can be just Kaelen to you,” I said quietly.“I was twenty-one. Young. Naive. I didn’t know the difference between like and love. It was…” She turned back to me—calm, distant, respectful. “It was rude of me to confess something like that to you.”“But I love—”She cut me off. “You’re thirty-three, Kaelen. Shouldn’t you know the difference by now?”The question caught me off guard.She was right. I had come to the truth too late—and in t

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