I never planned to marry a monster. But I definitely didn’t plan on carrying his son’s baby.

Marrying a man older than my father? It wasn’t love—it was a business deal, and I was just the price paid to save my family’s dying empire.

The night before the ceremony, I screwed up. A strangers kiss, a touch that lit me on fire and the next morning, my fiancé exposed me.

The footage played for all to see, and chaos erupted. Gunfire. Screams. Blood. When the smoke cleared, my father and the man who saved me had vanished.

So, I ran—pregnant, alone, and determined to...

I never planned to marry a monster. But I definitely didn’t plan on carrying his son’s baby.

Marrying a man older than my father? It wasn’t love—it was a business deal, and I was just the price paid to save my family’s dying empire.

The night before the ceremony, I screwed up. A strangers kiss, a touch that lit me on fire and the next morning, my fiancé exposed me.

The footage played for all to see, and chaos erupted. Gunfire. Screams. Blood. When the smoke cleared, my father and the man who saved me had vanished.

So, I ran—pregnant, alone, and determined to never look back.

Years later, whispers about my missing father dragged me back into the world I swore I’d escaped. My plan? Play dumb, get answers, and burn it all down.

It was perfect—until I saw Sergio Don Carlos.

My childhood crush. My enemy’s son.

And the man with the same tattoo as the stranger who ruined me that night.