Lena Throne

“You knew she was lying to you,” Evelyn said, her voice trembling. “You just never believed I was worth believing.” Douglas looked at the woman he had once called his wife and felt the full weight of everything he had destroyed. “I was wrong.” “Being wrong did not make me lose our child,” she whispered. “Your choices did.” After Evelyn Lyster saves wealthy CEO Douglas Hulwart from a scandal at his return gala, they are forced into a secret marriage of convenience. Evelyn has loved Douglas since school, but to him, she is only a temporary solution a wife chosen to protect his reputation and his family’s empire. As Evelyn patiently tries to make their marriage real, Douglas continues choosing Vivian Sterling, his beautiful and manipulative childhood friend. Vivian knows exactly how to keep him loyal, and she will do anything to destroy the woman standing between them. When Evelyn becomes pregnant, she believes Douglas may finally choose her. But before she can share the news, Vivian stages a desperate emergency that pulls Douglas away. The betrayal that follows costs Evelyn her child, her marriage, and the last piece of her heart. Heartbroken, Evelyn disappears to Bellmere and begins rebuilding a life of her own. Meanwhile, Douglas uncovers Vivian’s darkest crimes and is forced to confront a painful truth: Vivian may have manipulated him, but he was the one who kept abandoning Evelyn. Now he must find the woman he failed to protect and prove that his love is more than guilt or regret. But Evelyn is no longer waiting for him to choose her. She has learned to stand on her own and when Douglas finally returns, she may be strong enough to walk away. Can a love destroyed by betrayal be rebuilt, or has Douglas realized the truth too late?”lg...