PRETTY_ANONYMOUS

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.

The Forsaken Heiress: Becoming The Enemy’s Bride

What could be so valuable about that artwork that Adan would be willing to trade the documents for it? The question gnawed at me as I pulled into the office parking lot. Something felt off the moment I stepped through the doors.

The moment I stepped inside, my instincts screamed that I was right.

My secretary, Dennise, came rushing toward me the second I entered the building, her face flushed with panic. "Good morning, ma'am!" she greeted me. "I've been trying to get ahold of you."

Her body language said it all—something was definitely wrong. "What's happening?" I asked, my pulse quickening.

"Someone called for an emergency board meeting," she blurted out, barely containing her anxiety. "I think it's about to start any minute now."

CHAPTER 19