Three years after her parents’ death, Y/N’s brother Nolan suddenly returns—with a debt nearly a million dollars. The man he owes is Silas Vale, the powerful head of a criminal empire. Y/N intends to pay Nolan’s debt with her parents’ life insurance. She expects a ruthless man. Instead, she finds a calm, respectful stranger who never asks her to sacrifice anything. Then a simple meeting turns into a fake date. And somewhere between the lies, late-night conversations, and stolen glances, Silas begins to wonder if pretending is becoming something real.
He thought she was a witness. She was a survivor. Draco Malfoy is the ruthless heir to London’s most powerful criminal empire. When a deal goes wrong, he finds Y/N hiding inside the warehouse and assumes she’s connected to the rival organization. So he takes her. But Y/N isn’t hiding because she heard something that night. She’s hiding because she’s spent years surviving the people who held her captive—and she’s terrified of what will happen if she speaks. Draco sees a liability. Y/N sees another dangerous man. Neither expects the silence between them to become trust. And when Draco discovers that Y/N’s past is connected to his family’s darkest secrets, he has to decide whether to believe the woman he’s fallen for… or destroy her before she destroys the Malfoys.
You survived one toxic relationship. You thought you finally found safe love—until becoming parents changed everything. Now you’re married to a man you still love, but every argument leaves you questioning yourself a little more. He’s always gaming, you’re always exhausted, and his temper is becoming harder to ignore. Then, through your favorite game, you meet someone who simply listens. A stranger who slowly becomes your safest place. But when friendship starts filling the emptiness your marriage created, you’re forced to confront a terrifying question: Are you falling for someone new… or finally remembering what it feels like to be yourself?
