**MATURE CONTENT**

Yvette Swan grew up believing she was the cherished daughter of the powerful Swan family.
Until the real heiress returned.
Overnight, love turned into indifference… then cruelty. 
The home she once clung to became a gilded cage where she was nothing more than a tolerated mistake. 
Still, one person stood by her side.
Her older brother, Nathan.
Until the night she woke up beside his corpse.
Framed for his murder with the very dagger her father once gifted her, Yvette is dragged into the Swan family’s private hell. 
Her nails are ripped out one by one.
Her fiancé betrays her without hesitation.
And the family she once loved watches… as if she were already dead.
Branded a murderer. Broken. Abandoned.
Her last thought is a vow…
If she ever gets another chance… she will make them all pay.
But fate doesn’t grant mercy.
It offers something far more dangerous. 
~~~~~~
Rescued from the brink of death, Yvette awakens in the mansion of the powerful Quinn family. 
Their missing daughter, Isabelle Quinn, has vanished without a trace.
And Yvette looks exactly like her.
Given a new identity, a new life, and a role she can never escape, Yvette steps into Isabelle’s world. 
A world of power, deception… and a marriage alliance that could shake the entire underworld.
Because waiting for her is a man far more terrifying than the Swans. 
Cassian Knight.
Heir to an empire built on blood.
A man feared for his ruthlessness… and known for feeling nothing at all. 
No fear. 
No guilt. 
No love. 
A man who treats human lives like expendable pieces in a game only he knows how to win.
But something is wrong.
Because the moment Yvette steps into his world
He begins to feel. 
A touch he cannot forget.
A warmth he cannot explain.
An obsession he cannot control.
He doesn’t trust her.
He knows she’s hiding something.
But instead of exposing her…
He decides to keep her. Because if she’s a lie… He wants to see how far that lie can go.
And if she’s not…
Then she might be the only proof that he’s still human. 

~~~~~~ 

Now trapped in a marriage built on secrets, suspicion, and a dangerous attraction neither of them understands…
Yvette must outplay a man who can see through lies…
While hiding the truth that could get her killed.
And Cassian? 
He’s no longer just watching. 
He’s hunting.
As the past resurfaces and enemies close in, one thing becomes clear…
The girl who died in the torture chamber is gone.
What remains…
Is something far more dangerous.  

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She wants revenge.
He wants to feel.
And in a world where trust is a luxury neither can afford…
They might just destroy each other first.

"What?" I croaked, my eyes widening in disbelief as my fingers curled slightly at my sides. 


"What do you mean he agreed?" The words fell out of my mouth before I could catch them. 


I stood in the centre of the grand foyer, staring at Joel and Estelle as if they had just told me the sun had turned blue. 


Just a few moments ago, he had looked at me like something he could crush without effort… 


He had threatened to kill me… So why the sudden change of heart? Was this a trap? 


"Are you alright?" Estelle asked, gently reaching for my hand. 


"I… Yes," I replied quickly, forcing a small smile onto my lips. "It just happened so fast." 


I could feel Joel's eyes scanning my face for a reaction. 


"Tell us," Joel said, stepping forward. "What exactly happened during the lunch?" 


I felt a cold sweat prickle at my hairline. I hadn't done anything except lie, tremble, and practically assault him to hide from Vanessa. 


Chapter 11 - 11. Was this a trap?