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From rising star to Hollywood’s favourite disgrace.

Three years ago, rising actress Xena Winter watched her entire world and a breakout role in a film by Hollywood’s most sought-after director, Xade Michael, implode when a sex tape surfaced, shattering her world. 

No one knew the truth: the masked man in the video was Xade himself—drugged, unaware, and just as much a victim. That night cost them both everything… and left Xena with a secret he never knew existed—a daughter.

Now, living under a false name and struggling to survive, Xena will do anything to protect her little girl. When a desperate bid for quick cash lands her in the middle of a drug setup, she barely escapes a police sting—only to crash into an audition for a film directed by the one man she swore never to face again.

Xade doesn’t recognize her behind the dyed hair and green eyes, but something about her pulls at buried memories. One electrifying audition later, he casts her as his lead—unaware their shared past is about to explode.

Meanwhile, Xavier Xander, ruthless head of the Alexander mafia family, learns Xena’s name is tied to his missing cocaine shipment. Expecting a rival, he instead finds the fiery woman who visits his secret bakery—the one he can’t stop thinking about.

Caught between two powerful men, hunted by her past, and desperate to protect her child, Xena must uncover the truth before it destroys them all.

Because the night that ruined her… also bound her heart to both of them—in scandal, sin, and unforgotten desire.

The slap came from none other than Zoa.


My vision flickered white for a moment, a ringing spreading through my ear as I staggered back. The shock hit first. Then the sting. Then the realisation that Skai, my baby, was standing right there, staring up at me with those wide, startled eyes.


I blinked several times, steadying myself as I looked at the deranged friend I used to have.


"Xena, you witch!" Zoa shrieked, hair wild, eyes bloodshot, something unhinged twisting her face. "Thought you were a good friend, but it turns out you were a stupid person! After everything Liam and I did for you, this is how you repay me?"


Her voice was loud—too loud. Skai flinched and stepped closer to my leg. I instinctively moved my body between them.


When Zoa lifted her hand to slap me again, something snapped inside me.


Chapter 38 - Attacked