Tonia Alexa lived a life of scorn. Mocked for the scar that marred her face, her own mate cast her aside the second he secured his power, leaving her shattered and convinced she was unlovable.
Then came a single night with a stranger. He was the first man who didn’t see her scar, the first to make her feel desired.
That one night was a secret they both carried. For Tonia, he was a dream. For him—the ruthless Alpha King Kermit—she was the only woman who had ever given him release, an obsession he couldn’t forget.
Five years later, she’s forced into a marriage contract with that very same man. Just as his cold exterior begins to thaw, a devastating lie rips them apart. His memories of her are stolen, and the man who once desired her now sees only a traitor.
Tonia wants to flee. But with her stolen children’s lives on the line, she has to fight. To reclaim her family, she must face a world of dark power and deception, ruled by the man who holds her heart but no longer remembers her name.


If I could deliver a crushing blow to my own face right now, I would gladly endure the pain.


The self-loathing consumed me completely. Not because I had gotten someone pregnant, but because Tonia was suffering. Devastated because of my actions.


Hell. I should have been honest with her from the beginning. I knew my silence was wrong, but I avoided confronting the shame that came with it. We had found our rhythm together, and I convinced myself there would never be a moment when the truth needed to surface.


Two days had passed without seeing her face. I knew exactly where she was hiding, but I kept my distance, understanding she needed time to process everything. Even I felt uncertain about how to approach her after what had happened.


But tomorrow marked my coronation ceremony, along with my arranged marriage to Solace. There was absolutely no way I could move forward with either event while this tension hung between Tonia and me like a suffocating cloud.


Chapter 189 - Chapter 189 A Burden And A Choice