Reese

After six years of loving Julian Grayson and literally keeping him alive with her rare blood donations, Hazel Ashworth is just three days away from becoming his wife when he calls to cancel their wedding. 
The reason? Her half-sister Ivy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and her dying wish is to marry Julian instead. Hazel watches in horror as Julian takes her handcrafted wedding dress to Ivy, who plans to wear it while stealing not just Hazel's fiancé, but her entire wedding—same venue, same date, even the same cake flavor. 
It's a devastating replay of their childhood, where Ivy's mother Eleanor destroyed Hazel's family by seducing her father and driving her mother to suicide, then spent years pushing Hazel out while Ivy took everything that was once hers. 
But this time, Hazel refuses to break like her mother did. She demands Julian's entire company and two million dollars as compensation, then shows up at the hospital to deliver Ivy's "wedding gift" in the most explosive way possible.
As Ivy plays the perfect dying victim and Julian remains blind to her manipulation, Hazel begins to suspect that her half-sister's illness might not be as terminal as everyone believes. When Ivy has the audacity to ask Hazel to witness her wedding to Julian, the gloves come off completely. 
Now Hazel must decide how far she's willing to go to expose the truth and reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means destroying the man she once loved in the process.

The Billionaire Backs Me Up

That single word echoed in my mind as we moved through the party. His hand rested lightly on the small of my back, guiding me past clusters of wealthy, powerful people who seemed suddenly less intimidating than the man beside me.


Before we could rejoin the main celebration, Damien leaned close to my ear. "Would you like to get some air? There's a private terrace just through those doors."


I nodded, grateful for the suggestion. My head was spinning with questions, and I needed space to process everything I'd learned tonight.


The terrace was a stunning oasis overlooking the city skyline. Potted trees strung with tiny lights created a fairytale atmosphere, and the distant city sounds were nothing more than a gentle hum from this height. We were completely alone.


Chapter 54