turning down a dream job in another city to support his perfect image. I man
eath. He flew to her side, claiming to offer comfort. But when he returned,
s reply, a cold, dismissive murmur that shattered my world: "Don' t worry about Ava. She' s just a placeholder
rafted lie designed to protect him and hide his true love. My
y treasured family heirloom was stolen and broken, and I was thrown out of my own bedroom. When I finall
ng far more sinister was at play. Why had he been so insistent on my "minor
d every last piece of my broken life: Ryan had secretly sterilized me, without my consent, ensuring I coul