Before Sunrise (Scenery Series #2)

"If we had never met, it would have saved us both some grief," she hissed, her voice laced with a bitterness that chilled the air.

Chekaia Fluer Mercado, a woman whose wealth had insulated her from true hardship, now found herself drowning in a sea of regret. She had fallen for Altaro Riozerio Melgarejo, a man whose charm hid a darkness she had failed to see. Now, the truth had shattered her world. Her best friend, brutally murdered in her own condominium, and Altaro, the man she loved, locked away in a prison cell, suspected of the crime. The weight of her misplaced trust and the devastating loss of her friend pressed down on her, a constant reminder of the pain she had brought upon herself.