Heiress Sapphire Montgomery is bound by duty to an arranged marriage with Damian Blackwood, a powerfully intimidating CEO whose icy reputation precedes him. With the determination to honor her father’s wishes, she enters the new marriage as a docile, quiet wife, always silent, watchful and very afraid.

But when a shocking act of betrayal leads to the brutal death of her best friend, Sapphire’s fragile existence shatters. Refusing to remain a pawn, she uncovers a dark web of lies and secrets surrounding both her new family and her own family. Secrest capable of destroying everything she knew. 
As danger closes in, the timid girl who was once too afraid to speak without offending someone is forced to evole into a fierce woman willing to risk everything for the truth.

Caught between fear and untamable desire, Sapphire and Damian must confront enemies both outside and within their marriage.

So this was her father's birthday party. A Baron.


Now I see why she was on top of the world and untouchable.


Now, I wouldn't have done what I did if Damian had been the one who approached her first, because that would have been him disrespecting me.


But this was all her, it had always been about her.


Damian had warned her before not to touch him, but she obviously didn't think anything was wrong in romancing a married man in public with the wife less than a foot away.


Without any warning, I reached out and aggressively pulled her towards me by the hair.


"Ouch, what are you doing, bitch…?" She screamed like a banshee.


But I answered her with two dirty slaps.


"Damian is a married man, Mira. My husband. And you will not keep disrespecting me by being all flirty with him anytime you see him." I wasn't shouting, but the entire hall was now every quiet and I knew I had everyone's attention.


Chapter 41 - A Pound Of Flesh.