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

"Do I really have to keep pretending with them?" I asked Miles, adjusting my outfit as I prepared for work. The board was insisting on meeting with me today, and thankfully, Malcolm was still in town. He had agreed to come with me and handle the meeting with them.

"You mean Liam and Adan?" Miles asked, his voice calm as he reached for my hairbrush. He gently worked through my curls as I looked at him in the mirror.

I nodded, my eyes meeting his reflection. "Yes. I'm tired of pretending they're my friends when I know they're my enemies."

"They don't need to know that you're Axelle just yet," Miles pointed out. "But there's no reason to be nice to them. We've already gotten what we needed from them."

CHAPTER 113