I was devoted to Tom Collin, a man whose ambition I once admired. I gave up my career, my future, my entire identity for him. I was the perfect wife while he built his empire. But when he reached the top, I became invisible.
Then I found him with her—his college ex, the woman who’d abandoned him when he had nothing. When I confronted him, the man I married vanished, replaced by a monster whose hands left bruises on my skin.
I was finally ready to leave. But I never got the chance. He left our five-year-old daughter, Joy, alone for his mistress. And in his absence, my baby was murdered.
I buried my child, and with her, the weak woman I used to be. In a haze of grief, I let a handsome stranger hold me for one night in Italy—a single moment of oblivion.
Five years later, I live for one purpose: Revenge. Tom Collin will pay for what he did. He has no idea the woman now standing before him. But my new boss… he might. The magnetic CEO of our rival company is the stranger from that night. And he doesn’t know he’s the father of my secret daughter.


I turned slowly, already knowing who I would find standing behind me. The voice was unmistakable, even after all these years.


A cold smile played at my lips. Of all the people who could have walked into this gala tonight, it had to be her. The universe certainly had a twisted sense of humor.


My eyes traveled over her deliberately, cataloging every detail with clinical precision. Five years had passed since our last encounter. Back then, she had been glowing with pregnancy, carrying Tom's child with that smug satisfaction only she could manage. Even pregnant, she had possessed an undeniable radiance that drew attention wherever she went.


Now, however, that glow had dimmed considerably.


Chapter 100 - Chapter 100 Blood Turns Ice