Prison For Love, Drowning In Deceit

for my fiancé, Austin, to save

m on a yacht, marrying a woma

but when his new bride, Eva, dragged us both into the ocea

the woman who stole my life. When she deliberately

e an a

and a child he believed were hi

cal report. Austin was st

pte

Brand

Alexander' s. And now I was out, a ghost in my own life. My first thought, the only thought, was Austin. I went to Aether Corp, the com

lease," I said, my v

ead. "Do you hav

st tell him Alexi

widened, flicking from the screen to me. "I... I'm

I insisted. "J

y guards stepped forward, their shadows f

hot and stinging. "I'm Alexi

sound. "Austin Alexander's getting married today.

stealing the air from my lungs. My sacrifice, my five years, all for nothing. I stu

f Malibu. I hid in the shadows of the dock, listening. Austi

d said, his voice hushed. "

But Eva... she's carrying my c

The ultimate betrayal. He would compensate me, he'd said to Mark, but Eva was indispensable. T

y father. I hadn't spoken to him i

itter laugh escaped me. The man I' d resented for so long was the only one who truly

ith surprise, then joy. "I'll

a lifetime ago. A lie. It was all a lie. I walked to the edge of the dock, the glittering water mocking the emptiness inside me. With

s. Just lik

known. There was nothing left for me here. The cold indifference that had set

ife star