Sloane Mercer built her career on fixing broken things. Five years ago, her marriage to billionaire heir Adrian Thorne ended in cold silence, crushed under the weight of his powerful family’s lies, a forged money trail, and a heartbreak that almost cost Sloane her life.


She walked away into the New York cold with nothing—except a secret that would change everything: she was pregnant with twins.


Now, Sloane is a top architectural restorer fighting to keep her independent firm afloat. When her company wins the pitch to restore the historic Ashwood Hotel, she finds herself face-to-face with the man who broke her heart.


Adrian Thorne has spent nearly five years living in the cold shadow of his family’s empire, convinced the only woman he ever loved sold him out for a payday. But when he looks across the table at his tough, brilliant ex-wife, the unresolved heat between them is undeniable.


Then a late-night storm and a sudden emergency reveal the truth Adrian’s ruthless family spent half a decade hiding:

*A four-year-old boy with his unreadable face and love for numbers.*

*A four-year-old girl with her mother’s fierce pride.*


Faced with the ultimate betrayal by his own blood, Adrian is determined to tear down his family's legacy to reclaim his children and win back Sloane's trust. But between four billion dollars, public leaks, and a dying matriarch who will stop at nothing to control the Thorne name, choosing family means choosing war.


Sloane sacrificed everything once to protect her children from the Thorne empire. Can she trust the billionaire who abandoned her to finally stand up and fight for them?