When Aryanna Kyle returns to Snow Town, her purpose is clear but cloaked in shadows: infiltrate Darren Miller’s world and exact her revenge. She once had a happy family and parents who loved her more than anyone else. But it was ruined by a man named Darren, and Aryanna swore to make him pay price for it.
However, gaining access to the life of this aloof CEO proves to be as daunting as it is dangerous. For Darren Miller is a man renowned for his ruthless apathy and lethal disregard for anyone beneath him.
But Darren’s world is rife with elusive enemies, which makes Aryanna assume the role of an ally, helping him untangle conspiracies involving his own board of directors and a vicious competitor. The price she needs to pay is signing a contract and becoming his fiancee, like sacrifcing herself to the demon.
Her strategy works. As Darren’s vigilance remains focused outward, he remains unaware of the true threat: the very person by his side, poised like a blade to his back, that becomes the very instrument of his undoing.

Marry to the One Who Betrayed Me is created by Lyra TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Marry to the One Who Betrayed Me

I couldn’t quite decipher Darren’s motive for insisting on escorting me. Whether it was a silent declaration or a quiet claim staked in public—perhaps both—I chose not to protest. His presence brought no threat, and I found myself curious enough to permit his company. His hand rested on the small of my back, a gesture that felt more declarative than protective. Then, in one smooth motion, his touch slipped down, his fingers weaving between mine, binding us for any curious onlooker who glanced our way. With that small entanglement, our entry together felt both undeniably deliberate and oddly intimate.


I glanced at his sculpted side profile as he led the way. 


“People are staring,” I murmured, feeling the weight of the glances like static in the air.


“Let them.” Darren's response held an unspoken triumph as if each lingering look was part of his design. 


Chapter 23 The Secrets We Bear