Never Ours to Keep

Seraphina Adrienne Vaelorem was never meant to be caged. A girl of boundless dreams and wild horizons, she grew up believing in the quiet magic of the countryside-the warmth of the sun on her skin, the whisper of the wind carrying secrets only she could understand. But fate had other plans. Bound by an arranged marriage she never agreed to, she made the only choice her heart allowed: she ran.

She didn't know where she was going, only that she needed to escape. And when exhaustion claimed her, she woke to the impossible-strong arms around her, the scent of expensive cologne, and the steady rhythm of a heartbeat that didn't belong to her.

Kaedrix Atlhas Xyvian Castemire was the last person she expected to find. The son of a business tycoon whose empire spanned luxury hotels, resorts, and towering skylines, Kaedrix was born into a world of affluence, where wealth wasn't just a privilege but an unshakable birthright. His life was a carefully orchestrated masterpiece of power and precision-until she disrupted it.

Adrienne was chaos, unfiltered and untamed, colliding headfirst into Kaedrix's meticulously ordered existence. And yet, despite the glaring contrast between them, he couldn't look away. She was a mystery wrapped in rebellion, a fire threatening to consume everything he thought he wanted.

But the world they come from is unforgiving. Adrienne's past isn't far behind, and Kaedrix has an empire to uphold. In a game where freedom is a luxury and love is a liability, they are forced to ask themselves:

What happens when an heiress on the run collides with a man who has everything to lose? And is love ever truly worth the price of breaking free?