WARNING!!! , SOME CHAPTERS IN THIS NOVEL CONTAINS EXPLICIT SCENES 

"Sign it, Aria. Don’t make this more pathetic than it already is."

The smell of his expensive cologne mixed sickeningly with the scent of her stepsister’s perfume on the damp hotel sheets. Julian didn’t look like the man who had whispered promises of forever an hour ago; he looked like a predator closing a trap. Beside him, Elena smirked, pulling the silk duvet higher over her shoulder—a silent, triumphant taunt.

"You were having sex with her," Aria whispered, her voice cracking as the roar of the fashion show’s bass thumped through the walls of the dressing suite. "On my runway night. In our bed."

"Technically, it’s my bed now," Elena chirped, her eyes gleaming with malice. "Just like it’s my lead spot in the show. You’re trending, sister. But not for the fashion."

Julian shoved the fountain pen into Aria’s trembling hand. "The scandal hits the press in ten minutes. Your career is dead, your reputation is ashes, and this divorce is your only way out before the sponsors sue you for every cent you own. Sign the papers, take your shame, and disappear."

With a numb heart and a hand that felt like ice, Aria scribbled her name, severing her life.

An hour later, rain lashed against the neon lights of the city as she stumbled into a darkened bar, a ghost in a couture gown. She didn't want comfort; she wanted to feel something other than the knife in her back. When the man in the corner—shadowed, lethal, and radiating a terrifying power—offered her his hand and a night of forgetting, she took it.

She didn't know his name. She didn't know he was the most dangerous man in the financial world. She only knew that as she walked away from the wreckage of her life the next morning, she was carrying a secret that would one day bring the world to its knees.

As of July 31, this book is officially complete.


I want to sincerely thank every single one of you for following me through the incredible journey of Aria and Dominic, the Morriston family, and every secret, betrayal, heartbreak, sacrifice, and moment of love that brought this story to life.


From the very first chapter to the final page, you stayed with me. You celebrated the victories, cried through the painful moments, got angry at the villains, laughed with the characters, and hoped for their happy ending. Knowing that so many of you chose to experience this journey with me has been one of the greatest blessings I could ever ask for as an author.


Thank you for every Power Stone, Golden Ticket, and every form of support you gave this book.


Your encouragement kept me going, even on the days when writing felt difficult. Because of you, this story never became something I wanted to give up on. Instead, it became a journey I looked forward to sharing with all of you.


Watching Aria and Dominic finally find their happiness after everything they endured was just as emotional for me as I hope it was for you. Their story—and the story of the Morriston family—will always have a special place in my heart, and I hope it will remain in yours too.


Although this novel has reached its conclusion, I truly hope you'll continue to support it by leaving a review, commenting on your favorite moments, recommending it to other readers, and sharing it with your friends. Every review and recommendation helps this story reach more people, and it means more to me than you know.


Thank you for believing in me and for walking this journey with me from beginning to end.


I can't wait to meet you again in my next story.


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