The Gilded Cage

Sophia Duvall has always known her father, Magnus Duvall, as a man of ruthless ambition. To the world, he is the wealthiest, most powerful figure alive-a billionaire whose empire shapes nations. To his daughters, he is a shadow of control. When Sophia, her refined elder sister Isabelle, and their spirited youngest sister Clara board a luxury train for what should be an unforgettable journey, their lives are shattered when they are abducted in the dead of night. Sophia manages to escape the clutches of their captors and claw her way back home, broken but alive. But instead of safety, she finds suspicion and cruelty. Magnus shows her no compassion-only scorn-and demands she return to retrieve her sisters. His coldness feels almost deliberate, and Sophia begins to suspect a darker truth: the abduction may not have been a random act, but a plan arranged by her own father.

As she navigates the perilous world Magnus has trapped her in, Sophia crosses paths with Noah Blackwood, a man who offers the first taste of warmth and trust she has ever known. Yet the closer she draws to him, the heavier her guilt becomes-for Isabelle and Clara remain prisoners, their fates uncertain, while Sophia's heart dares to hope for love.

Now, Sophia must confront the terrifying possibility that the greatest threat to her family's survival isn't the kidnappers at all-but the man who raised them. And if she cannot outwit Magnus Duvall, she risks not only losing her sisters forever, but also the fragile chance at freedom her heart has just begun to imagine.