The Vow We Never Chose

“They said marriage was about love. They lied.”



Eliana Hart thought she had finally escaped the clutches of her emotionally manipulative family when she landed a dream job in another city. But her freedom is abruptly cut short when her estranged mother calls her home to “save” the family legacy—by marrying the son of their powerful in-law rivals, the Devereux family.



This isn’t just an arranged marriage. It’s a transaction. One meant to unite two business empires and hide a deadly family secret.



But nothing goes as planned.



Her new husband, Adrien Devereux, is cold, brilliant, and hiding something darker than she imagined. His mother hates Eliana with venomous intensity. Her own mother seems far too eager to throw her daughter into a gilded cage.



And when Eliana starts receiving letters from her dead sister—letters warning her to run before it’s too late—she realizes this marriage is more than a power play.



It’s a trap.



Worse? She might be falling for the man who’s part of it.



As secrets unravel, alliances shift, and betrayal becomes the only language spoken behind closed doors, Eliana must decide: fight for love in a house built on lies… or burn it all down.