When I Stopped Running
"You're evil, Jake. I curse the day I met you, and the day I said yes to you. You're the biggest mistake of my existence," I muttered, my voice tight with pain and hatred.
"I know. No explanation can atone for the pain I caused. I have nothing but words.... but please, Jessy. Let me speak. Let me tell you I'm sorry," He murmured, voice trembling with emotions.
I refused to let him see my heart. I refused to give him any clue that he still had power over me. I exhaled sharply and masked my emotions behind a calm facade.
Jessica Wilson thought marrying billionaire Jake Stone would save her dying mother but instead, it imprisoned her in a cold, controlled marriage she barely survived. Two years after escaping, Jessica returns to New York stronger, fearless, and determined to live for herself alone. But fate has other plans.
The moment Jake discovers she's back, the one who once broke her becomes obsessed with getting her back, this time not out of obligation, but love.
However, Jessica is no longer the naive 24years old girl he once controlled. Now, she's his greatest loss and his biggest challenge.
And as enemies rise, secrets unfold, and past wounds reopen, and one question remains.
Can a man who once destroyed her ever deserve her again?