Book Description
She was supposed to disappear. He was supposed to let her go.
Vivian Chen fled her family's empire the night before her arranged marriage—taking nothing but a stolen flash drive and a secret that could destroy three dynasties. For five years, she built a new life in a small coastal town, raising her daughter alone, pretending the past couldn't find her.
Then he walked into her bookshop.
Gideon Ashford. The man her family sold her to. The cold-blooded heir who was supposed to be her husband—until she vanished and humiliated him in front of the entire financial world.
He says he's here for the flash drive. She knows he's lying.
Because Gideon doesn't just want the evidence she stole. He wants answers. He wants revenge. And when he discovers the four-year-old girl with his mother's eyes, he wants something far more dangerous.
Her.
But Vivian isn't the frightened heiress who ran five years ago. She's a mother now. A survivor. And she'll burn his empire to the ground before she lets him take her daughter.
The only problem? The man hunting her might be the only one who can save them both.