Venessa Ellison always believed she was the lucky one. In a family cursed by scandal and broken vows, she had Damon—the golden boy, her forever, her safe place.
Until her world shattered.
The Ellisons go bankrupt, and suddenly love isn't enough. Damon’s parents cut ties, and worse—Damon agrees. He tells her they've changed. That they’re not compatible anymore. Translation? She's no longer good enough.
Now, stripped of her title, abandoned by the man she trusted most, and mocked by the very people who once begged for her approval, Venessa's barely surviving on minimum wage and bitter pride.
Then, a woman walks into her life—elegant, cold, and impossibly rich. A power broker of high society.
She offers Venessa a deal: name your price—status, money, revenge, power.
The catch?
Marry her son.
He’s dangerous. Wealthy. And absolutely off-limits.
Venessa once fell for love. This time, she’s falling for the empire.