I was devoted to Tom Collin, a man whose ambition I once admired. I gave up my career, my future, my entire identity for him. I was the perfect wife while he built his empire. But when he reached the top, I became invisible.
Then I found him with her—his college ex, the woman who’d abandoned him when he had nothing. When I confronted him, the man I married vanished, replaced by a monster whose hands left bruises on my skin.
I was finally ready to leave. But I never got the chance. He left our five-year-old daughter, Joy, alone for his mistress. And in his absence, my baby was murdered.
I buried my child, and with her, the weak woman I used to be. In a haze of grief, I let a handsome stranger hold me for one night in Italy—a single moment of oblivion.
Five years later, I live for one purpose: Revenge. Tom Collin will pay for what he did. He has no idea the woman now standing before him. But my new boss… he might. The magnetic CEO of our rival company is the stranger from that night. And he doesn’t know he’s the father of my secret daughter.


I sank back into my leather chair and released a shuddering breath, pressing my palms against my eyes as the evening's intensity finally caught up with me. The office felt suffocatingly quiet after hours of orchestrated chaos, the distant murmur of departing guests barely penetrating the thick walls that surrounded me.


The anniversary gala had been flawless. Every investor walked away impressed, every handshake had sealed another year of confidence in Spike Industries. I had played my role perfectly, delivering speeches that commanded respect and wielding charm like a weapon when necessary. The company's reputation remained untouchable, our position in the market more secure than ever.


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