“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place.

Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby.

“You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.”

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For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister.

Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds.

He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web.

In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.”

She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant.

In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years.
Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?


[Song Recommendation: Brandon Shelton - Can't Help Falling in Love.]


Carlos and I kept moving across the ballroom floor of Casa Loma, our bodies swaying in perfect rhythm.


We were the sole visitors at this moment, yet Carlos's gaze swept the grand room, double-checking that no one else occupied the space before speaking. "Do you want to know a little secret about my family, Lady Grace?"


"Would that put my safety into jeopardy, Your Grace?" I asked.


Carlos's laughter rumbled softly. His eyes found mine again as he drew nearer until our foreheads pressed together. "How could I harm you, Milady. You are my betrothed, and you are currently bearing our child, are you not?"


"I am," I replied. "I bear our child right now, and I want you to take responsibility, Your Grace."


"Yes, that is why I have no hesitation to make you my wife," Carlos declared. "Well then, ready for the little secret that I want to tell you?"


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