Adopted into a wealthy family at a young age, Axelle always believed she had finally found the love and security she longed for. But behind the lavish dinners and polite smiles, dark secrets festered, and Axelle soon learned the hard way that blood may be thicker than water, but it can also be deadlier. When she catches her husband—the man she trusted with her heart—in bed with her sister, Axelle’s world shatters. Her heartbreak deepens as she realizes that this betrayal is only the tip of the iceberg. The family she sacrificed everything for has set her up to take the fall for their crimes, using her as a pawn in a game she never asked to play. But Axelle is no longer the naive girl who once craved acceptance. With nothing left to lose, she turns to the last person anyone would expect—her family's most dangerous enemy.
RENEE
I was originally supposed to return to New York next weekend, but since I had no more work left to do in Mexico, there was no reason for me to stay. So, I decided to come back earlier than planned.
It was intended to be a surprise, but it turns out I'm the one being surprised. "Who are you?" I asked, trying to keep my cool. Even though Miles and I agreed not to interfere in each other's private lives, I certainly don't appreciate being stopped in the living room by a random woman who won't let me in. "Where's Miles?" I demanded.
The woman, dressed in a revealing nightdress that showed her cleavage and red panties, folded her arms and glared at me. "You expect me to answer that when you haven't even told me who you are or why you're in a man's house at this hour?" she snapped.