On her engagement night, Louisa’s life falls apart. She is falsely accused of betrayal, humiliated in public, and exiled by her father. But the real devastation comes when she discovers her fiancé in an intimate moment with her own sister—on the very bed meant for their future.
Heartbroken and disabled, Louisa soon discovers she is carrying a child from a night she can barely remember. With nothing left to hold onto, she flees the country to rebuild her shattered life.
Five years later, she returns as Louisa Song, with a little girl by her side and something dangerous burning in her heart.
Those who ruined her life would pay a hundredfold.
Forgiveness? A second chance? To Louisa, those were luxuries she could no longer afford. Instead, she wanted to serve it cold—or hot, as she wished.
But just when everything she needs seems impossible to reclaim, an unexpected man steps into her path with an offer she cannot refuse—a trial marriage that promises protection, power, and a way to reclaim everything she lost.
The more time she spends with this man she was supposed to resent, the more unwanted feelings stir in her heart against her resolve. Beneath the fragile peace of their agreement lies a past neither of them can outrun… and a truth that change everything.