The Illegitimate Heir
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He was the secret heir.
She was the one thing he couldn't leave behind.
In a world built on lies, love might be the most dangerous truth.
Power. Legacy. Betrayal. And a love that was never supposed to exist.
Diana Conrad has it all-fame, beauty, success-but no amount of red carpet lights can protect her from the shadows of her past. When her world collides with Colton Divans-a dangerously alluring man with secrets tied to her family-desire and destruction ignite.
What begins as a forbidden romance quickly spirals into a tangled legacy of lies. Colton is the true heir to a crumbling empire, fueled by vengeance and secrets hidden in an old journal. Diana is the heiress caught in the crossfire of a love triangle, unaware she's one signature away from marrying her cousin... and losing everything.
As their lives unravel, only one question remains:
What happens when the one you crave... is the one who could destroy you?
Bloodlines were meant to be kept apart.
But their hearts had other plans.
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