After a 100 million settlement ends her relationship with a dangerous mafia ex, a woman tries to walk away clean and rebuild her life. But escaping that world is never simple, and the pull of a new romance forces her to decide how much of her past she can truly leave behind.
We promised we'd watch the Alps together. Relief washed over him. He pulled me tight into his arms. Of course. You go first. I'll join you once I settle everything. Wait for me, Harper. I rested my head on his shoulder, a frigid smile tugging at my mouth. I would never wait for him again. I left the manor and drove straight to the psychiatric
For three years, I'd pushed open these ward doors countless times, breaking down and crying in front of my comatose father and brother. No one knew I'd met someone here. I pushed open the final ward door. Sunlight flooded the room.
A teenage boy sat on the windowsill, staring out into the distance. Sharp features, sunlight gilding his messy blonde hair. He wore a faded gray patient gown. Sebastian Herman, youngest heir of Europe's most brutal mafia family.
Rivals kidnapped him and stashed him away in this hospital under false records. I stumbled onto him by accident. The entire Herman family hunted for their precious youngest son. If I delivered him home, the Hermanns would become my shield.
I looked at him and smiled. I'm here to take you home. Anthony had no clue where I was truly headed. Not Switzerland, England, the heart of Hermann territory.
When I returned to my villa to pack, the maids watched me strangely, hesitant to I frowned and walked into the living room, and I understood immediately.