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"You have 15 minutes to get here, Cassian, or you won't believe my next action." Serena Vale had spent years loving Cassian Blackwood. On the day she was supposed to become his wife, she was still willing to forgive him for disappearing right before their wedding. Then she discovered exactly where he was: in bed with Liora Voss—the daughter of the businessman Cassian desperately needed for his next billion-dollar deal. Cassian promised he would return. He never did. Fifteen minutes later, Serena made the most reckless decision of her life. She called Asher Blackwood. Cassian’s older half-brother. The illegitimate son cast out by the family years ago. The man Cassian had always warned her never to trust. Asher knew Serena was calling out of heartbreak and humiliation. He knew she didn’t love him. Yet when she asked him to marry her, he walked straight into the venue and took her hand. By the time Cassian returned, his bride was already his brother’s wife. What begins as an act of pure revenge becomes complicated when Serena discovers Asher is nothing like the disgraced outcast everyone painted him to be. He has secrets of his own—and the closer Serena gets to her new husband, the more she realizes the Blackwood family's lies run deeper than she ever imagined. She married Asher to make Cassian regret losing her. She never expected to regret the day she ever loved Cassian in the first place.

I agree to become a surrogate for one of New York’s most powerful couples, believing I know exactly what I’m getting myself into. Nine months later, I give birth to their son, expecting to hand him over and walk away with the money that could finally change my life. But everything changes when the doctor tells me the baby isn’t biologically Aurelia Veyne’s. He is mine. And his father is Lucien Veyne, the husband I was never supposed to have anything to do with beyond the walls of a hospital. Then Aurelia disappears. With his wife missing and a secret that could destroy his family, Lucien asks me to move into his mansion and care for the baby until she returns. I agree, believing I only need to stay long enough to do my job and collect my money. But living under the same roof changes everything. Days turn into weeks. Sleepless nights become shared moments. And somewhere between caring for our son and getting to know the cold billionaire behind the headlines, the boundaries between us begin to disappear. What was supposed to be an arrangement slowly becomes something neither of us expected. Then Aurelia comes back. She sees the bond between Lucien, me, and the child. And she sees that she is losing everything she thought belonged to her. Instead of letting me walk away, she decides to destroy me. But Aurelia makes one mistake. She thinks I’m still the desperate woman who agreed to carry her baby for money. She’s about to learn that I’m not.

At 23, Emilia Jones signed a contract that made her Billionaire Steven Riorsorn’s secret mistress because she was blinded by a teenage crush and had the hope that one day she would be more than a secret. Then his ex-girlfriend returned, and Steven ended everything with barely a goodbye. Heartbroken and pregnant, Emilia disappears to rebuild her life. She won't be anyone's second choice ever again. Two years later, she's a rising force in the business world, with a daughter Steven doesn't know exists. But when their paths cross at a corporate event, the past comes crashing back. Steven wants answers. His ex wants him back. And a dangerous enemy wants to destroy them all. This time, Emilia isn’t fighting for love. She is fighting for her daughter, her future and the woman she had worked hard to become. But what happens when the man who broke her heart finally realises what he lost?