STARWRITES
For seven years, Maya has waited for the only man she has ever loved.
Daniel left the country with a promise: he would return, marry her, and give her the future they dreamed of. Maya kept her promise too.
Then her father's business begins to collapse.
To save the family empire, Maya is ordered into an arranged marriage with Adrian Blackwood, the powerful heir of a wealthy family. She has never met him, but her father's decision is final.
Three days later, Maya becomes Adrian's wife.
What neither of them knows is that Adrian is Daniel's best friend.
When Daniel finally returns after seven years, he is ready to reclaim the woman he loves—only to discover that Maya is now married to the man he trusts more than anyone.
Heartbroken and furious, Daniel begs Adrian to keep the marriage temporary. He promises that once the business deal between their families is completed, Adrian will divorce Maya and give her back.
Adrian agrees.
But living under the same roof changes everything.
Maya begins to see the tenderness behind Adrian's cold exterior. Adrian discovers a woman completely different from the stranger he thought he married. Slowly, innocent moments become lingering glances, arguments become undeniable chemistry, and a marriage that was supposed to be temporary begins to feel frighteningly real.
Then Maya realizes the truth.
She is falling in love with her husband's best friend.
And Adrian is falling for the wife he promised to give back.
Now Daniel must watch the woman he waited seven years for slip away—not to a stranger, but to the one man he trusted with his life.
When love was promised to one man but found in another, will Maya choose the man who came first… or the man her heart can no longer live without?
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