Two years ago, Natalia Dyer died. At least, that was what the entire Hargrove family believed, including Edward, the cold husband who had never once admitted the love he held for her. But Natalia did not die. She escaped. After a marriage suffocated by hatred, a child torn from her arms, and a heart crushed piece by piece, Natalia was forced to fake her death to leave the man who had ruined her life. With the help of the only person who believed her, Natalia vanished from Edward’s world and rebuilt her life from ashes. Until one day, at a seven-star hotel in the heart of Milan, their eyes met again. Edward Hargrove, the icy CEO, stood before dozens of reporters… and saw the woman he had mourned in despair. The shock swiftly turned into fury, heartbreak, and then a maddening obsession. Natalia was alive and she was standing beside another man. To Edward, this was no miracle. It was betrayal. To Natalia, this was no reunion. It was a nightmare reborn. As the secrets of the past two years begin to unravel, the child they once lost, the truth behind Edward’s hatred, and the love buried beneath layers of ashes, Natalia realizes she can’t keep running forever. And Edward… has uncovered the most terrifying truth of all: The woman he forced himself to hate for two years is the very one he loves to the point of madness. And this time, no matter how ruthless he has to be, he will not let Natalia slip away from him ever again.