I am the true heiress of the Thorley family, stolen and swapped at birth. I survived years of abuse and squalor, only to return to a family that favored my impostor, Christine. She stole my identity, my engagement, and my rightful place, while my own blood relatives labeled me a disgrace.
Karson Reynard, heir to the powerful Reynard syndicate, saw me as nothing but a plaything. He offered me a mistress’s position while planning to marry Christine as his legal wife.
Broken, beaten, and humiliated, I rejected the glittering arranged marriage and chose instead to wed Derick Reynard—the disgraced, “brain-damaged” second son. Everyone mocked my choice, certain I would be ruined. None knew this reckless marriage would be my salvation.
The man they called a fool was no fool at all. He was the ruthless, hidden boss of the syndicate, once its deadliest assassin. He had faked his impairment to lie low and avenge a terrible betrayal.
When my enemies closed in to kill me, he cast aside his disguise. In an instant, he crushed all opposition, reshaped the underworld, and defended me with unyielding power.
Those who tormented me would pay. I married the wrong man in their eyes, yet I married the true king of the mafia. With him at my side, I rose from the ashes to claim my throne.
