Your husband is suing you for marital fraud. His lawyer? Erwin Smith.
But how did you end up in an affair with him?
The young, enigmatic and dangerously beautiful wife of political tycoon Darius Zachary is no stranger to strategy. Raised with nothing, you clawed your way up through law school, seduction, and quiet, meticulous ambition. Now, with a failing marriage and a fortune at stake, you sets your sights on the one man standing between you and total freedom: Erwin Smith.
Erwin is no ordinary lawyer. Cold-eyed, impeccably mannered, and ruthless in the courtroom, he's known as "a butcher dressed as a gentleman" of Paradis legal circles. But when he's hired to defend Zackary's fortune, he quickly discovers his client's wife is far more than a trophy bride-she's a tactician, a liar, and possibly the only woman who's ever tempted him to break his own code.
In this world, affection is just another form of leverage-and every glance might be the opening move of a new negotiation.
After all, love isn't the endgame. Victory is.
| Modern AU, Legal Drama, Enemies to Lovers, Divorce Court Shenanigans, Power Play, Slow Burn with Sexual Tension, Mutual Manipulation, High Society Politics, Strategic Seduction, No One Is Innocent, Emotional Chess Match, Gendered Power Dynamics, He Falls First (But Pretends He Doesn't), She Plays to Win, Law as Warfare, Bittersweet Ending (Maybe) |
"It doesn't matter who you are to the world. I know you. And I'm with you. I will always be."
Faced with what she thought was the adventure of her life, Naomi Smith-Ackerman is yet to face another great feat in her tumultuous life. After one veiled side of her ancestry is revealed to her, the other's enigmatic curtains lift up when she steps foot onto the enemy's motherland, Marley. What could this fateful event mean to her and the destiny of humanity, and what revelations about her identity are waiting to be illuminated?
As she braves the battle on by the side of her most trusted and treasured comrades, her family's life hangs on the brink. She is resolute upon keeping her promise to them, most especially with her now partner for life, Captain Levi Ackerman. Through the bloody war, they are left to wonder what becomes of their marriage, the family they so hoped to build, and the peace they have fought their whole lives for.
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Published Jan 2021, sequel to 'Daisy, First Spring' [Can also be read as a stand alone.]
I do not own Attack on Titan; all rights to our lord Hajime Isayama. I do own my ideas and original characters, any resemblance to other works of fiction or reality is purely coincidental.
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