he had planned this party down to the last detail, from the champagne flutes that sparkled under the chandeliers to the precise shade of cream in the floral arrangements. This was supposed to b

ing the most elusive bachelor in the country. She had sacrificed everything for him, molding her life around his monasti

han wal

at always surrounded him. But he wasn' t alone. A woman with fiery red hair and a dress tha

rowd, his gaze sweeping over the room with a look of ownersh

Vance," he said, his vo

blow. Fiancée. The room started to spin, the pol

and. She had been holding it all night, her heart pounding with anticipation. It was the ring she

said, his tone impatient. "

spoke. He was looking at Serena,

hloe, "I need you to prepare a bath for her. 999 rose petals. Th

ed, she could only stare at him. The man she had given her entire adult life to was standing in fron

d sound escaping her throat.

. He was so confident, so sure of his control over her. He truly believed sh

thing. He didn't know that Chloe D

ad as she poured over market analyses for him, the air thick and still. She had looked up and found him standing in the doorway, his gaze intense, almost predatory. He had questioned her

rom the study to his private gym, and finally to the bedroom, t

" he had whispered against her s

fession, a promise. She believed her decade of unwavering support had finally melted h