ESCAPE FROM RUIN
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MatureComplete Mon, Jun 2, 2025
Hazea "Zea" Castroverde thought she had escaped the torment of a family that never truly claimed her. But when her dying father's company is threatened, she is forced back into the shadows of betrayal - and into a deal that offers her as payment to a ruthless billionaire CEO. Torn between her mother's legacy and a life she never chose, Zea must face a haunting past, a loveless bargain, and a man with secrets colder than his stare... until a forgotten voice from her childhood reminds her that pain does not mean weakness - and sacrifice may just become her power.
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