On her birthday, Isobel Blackwood thought she had everything—an engagement to billionaire Alexander Pierce, a secret pregnancy, and a sky-high romantic gesture in his private helicopter.

Then came the betrayal: a viral photo of Alexander with another woman. A storm of accusations. A fiery crash.

When she wakes up, Alexander is presumed dead. Her baby is gone. And her world has fallen 
apart.

To escape the media, Alexander’s vengeful family, and her own guilt, Isobel flees to Paris under a new identity—Isabelle DeLacroix, a rising artist. She’s ready to forget the past.

Until a mysterious, handsome billionaire enters her world. His eyes are familiar. His presence, magnetic. His intentions? Terrifyingly unclear.

He wants a deal.

He wants revenge.

And he wants her—whether she says yes or not.

But how do you fight a man who knows your heart better than anyone? And how do you love someone who returned from the dead just to destroy you?

I slept in fits, like the stitchings of a dress that hadn't been properly hemmed — one tug here, one breath there, nothing that ever felt finished. When morning found me it was whisper-quiet and unforgiving: thin light through the blackout curtains, the faint hum of the refrigerator in the kitchen, and Etienne's even breathing a few inches from my ear.


Chapter 52 - Chapter 52 — Proof