On their fifth wedding anniversary, Ava Quinn was preparing to travel abroad for a design competition. She went to the civil registry to check her personal records — and was told that her marital status was listed as divorced, not married. She couldn't believe it. The man who had once loved her with everything he had had abandoned her — and married Elena Frost. Her heart turned cold. She made up her mind to leave. Lucas Sterling had no idea that Ava had already learned the truth. Worse, he mistook the masked Ava for someone who had hurt Elena — and treated her accordingly, until Ava had nothing left to feel.
