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Mirabelle Vance has spent her life trying to earn love that was never freely given.
Raised by parents who treated her as an investment, Mirabelle grew strong in silence, excelling in everything she did-yet always living in the shadow of her beautiful, spoiled sister, Katherine. Even the man she loved was never truly hers.
Engaged for seven years to billionaire heir Rhys Granger, Mirabelle believed patience could turn obligation into love. Instead, she discovers his betrayal-and the truth that his heart has always belonged to her sister. When humiliation turns into heartbreak, Mirabelle walks away from the engagement that was forced upon her, choosing dignity over family approval.
On the same day her world falls apart, fate brings her face to face with Ashton Laurent.
Powerful, feared, and unimaginably wealthy, Ashton is a man who has never forgotten the woman who once saved his life years ago in France. When he offers Mirabelle a fake marriage to protect her from scandal and sever her ties to the past, she agrees-believing it is nothing more than a temporary arrangement.
But what begins as a lie slowly turns into something real.
As old wounds resurface and enemies refuse to let go, Mirabelle must decide whether she is brave enough to trust a love that asks nothing from her except to stay. Because this time, she isn't fighting to be chosen-she already is.
A story of betrayal, resilience, and a love that proves it is never too late to begin again.
Watch out.