What happens when the person you trusted most betrays you in the worst possible way?
Zyra Monteverde had it all-success, beauty, and charm that could open any door. But beneath her perfect exterior lurked a woman terrified of commitment, someone who sabotaged her own happiness the moment it felt too real. When Monica Del Vera, a compassionate nurse, catches Zyra in a devastating act of betrayal, both women's lives are forever altered.
Can a person truly change their fundamental nature? Is forgiveness possible after the ultimate betrayal? And what happens when life throws unexpected challenges that force you to become the person you never thought you could be?
Zyra, a selfish heartbreaker to someone capable of genuine sacrifice, while Monica struggles with whether to protect her heart or risk trusting again. Messy, complicated path of redemption, the strength found in vulnerability, and the possibility that sometimes, love deserves chances-if you're brave enough to take it.
*They hated her at first... but they had no idea who she really was.*
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Serena Carter was just trying to live-trying to find peace in the mess that was her life. But one accident changed everything.
Abandoned. Alone. She was sent to live with the Morettis-four brothers and a father who wanted nothing to do with her. She was the reminder of their mother's biggest betrayal, the stain on their perfect legacy. Ten months. That's all she had to survive before she turned eighteen and walked away for good. Easy, right?
Wrong.
Because the Morettis might have convinced themselves they hated her, but hate was a tricky thing-it turned into obsession, into protectiveness, into something none of them were ready for. They thought they knew her, thought she was just a mistake that could be ignored.
They had no idea.
Because Serena had secrets-ones even she didn't fully understand. And in a world where power was everything, she was about to become the most dangerous piece on the board.
She wasn't just a mistake. She was a Moretti.
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