𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣, 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮. When Nina's mother remarries a wealthy businessman, Nigel, her world shifts overnight. What begins as a strained stepdaughter-stepfather relationship soon spirals into a dangerous web of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden longing. Behind closed doors, Nigel's wife Cassandra schemes with her lover Lance to bleed Nigel dry, but fate turns when Nigel discovers the truth-and rediscovers the love he once lost. Nina, his ex-girlfriend and now his stepdaughter, becomes the center of his world once more. But love isn't simple. Cassandra won't let go without a fight, and the past refuses to stay buried. As revenge and obsession ignite, Nigel and Nina must choose between protecting their hearts... or risking everything for a love that was never meant to die.

[BIRTHDAY 2025] 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩. Veronika Lopez writes to save hearts from breaking. Under the pen name VikaZole, her dark romances serve as haunting warnings against the toxic pull of dangerous men. At forty, she believes she's seen every red flag-until she becomes the fixation of the one man she can't outrun. He is a man whose surname is a powerhouse across the country-a cold, workaholic billionaire behind a retail empire who values bitter coffee and absolute control. When he discovers the raw, aching prose of VikaZole, his curiosity turns into a predatory obsession. He is used to acquiring whatever he desires, and now, he has set his sights on the woman behind the words. In a game of ink and influence, can the teacher of caution survive her own dark romance?