“I thought we agreed not to contact each other?” her father’s voice was cold. “The papers severing our ties have been sent to you. It’s almost the end of the…

Scarlett stared silently at the ceiling, not uttering a word.  A flicker of inexplicable anger rose in Jackson’s chest. Just as he was about to speak, a nurse hurried in:…

A piercing scream echoed throughout the banquet hall. Blood spurted from the wound, splattering onto Scarlett’s white dress like blooming red plum blossoms.  Chaos erupted instantly, with screams coming from…

She took her seat expressionlessly, sitting ramrod straight, her gaze fixed on the auction stage ahead.  As the auction progressed to intermission, Scarlett remained disinterested.  Until the auctioneer lifted the…

Chapter 6  When Scarlett next awoke, it was to a nurse’s alarmed voice:  “Why is no one monitoring her? The IV line has blood backflow! This could have been dangerous!”…

Scarlett lay in a pool of blood, her vision gradually blurring.  She watched Jackson holding Lily protectively in his arms as countless memories flashed through her mind-  Their first meeting,…

The private room buzzed with conversation and the clinking of glasses.  Scarlett sat in the corner, watching as Jackson was surrounded by people at the center of the room, yet…

Chapter 3  Those words made Scarlett’s nose sting with unexpected emotion.  In the past, whenever she’d fight with her father and run away, Jackson would drive around the entire Boston…

Chapter 2  Scarlett could never have imagined that her stepmother’s daughter, who had been “recovering abroad” for years,  would turn out to be Jackson’s precious Lily.  Life had just handed…

Chapter 1  Scarlett Devereaux was renowned in elite circles as the ultimate seductress, with her perfectly curved red lips and hose captivating cat–like eyes that could seduce anyone with just…