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

I don't know how to face Miles. It's not because I'm angry with him; it's because I feel this overwhelming sense of shame about myself and I can't seem to shake it off.

There was a time when I thought he was playing me, taking advantage of my anger and hatred towards Diablo and Brandwith, using those feelings for his own gain. I couldn't see past my own suspicions to understand that he wasn't trying to manipulate me. He wasn't using me. Instead, he was simply a man who was hurting, carrying a burden of pain and sorrow that was just as deep, if not deeper, than mine.

His past was scarred in ways I couldn't even imagine, and I judged him for something I misunderstood.

CHAPTER 96