Evangeline Torres thought she had escaped the cruel world of her arranged marriage to Luca Devereaux, the ruthless heir of a notorious crime empire. After a staged death, she vanished to rebuild her life. But when her father is taken hostage, she has no choice but to return and beg Luca for help.

Luca agrees, but his price is steep: Evangeline must become his wife again, this time on his terms. Their broken trust ignites a dangerous game of love and vengeance. As Evangeline uncovers the secrets that led to their downfall, she realizes the real enemy has always been in the shadows. With their lives at stake, can they rekindle their love- or will the sins of their past destroy them forever?

Fractured Vows, Stolen Promises

Chapter 34: The Price of Peace

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The air crackled with tension.
Evangeline could hear nothing but the ragged sound of her own breathing, the erratic pounding of her heart against her ribs.
She tightened her grip around her son, pressing his trembling body against her chest.
Luca stood in front of them, his gun raised, his bod...

  
The air crackled with tension.

Evangeline could hear nothing but the ragged sound of her own breathing, the erratic pounding of her heart against her ribs.

She tightened her grip around her son, pressing his trembling body against her chest.

Luca stood in front of them, his gun raised, his bod...

Chapter 15: The Blood Price

Chapter 1: The Funeral She Witnessed

Chapter 2: A Desperate Bargain

Chapter 3: Bound to the Devil

Chapter 4: Trapped In His Web

Chapter 5: The Chains of the Past

Chapter 6: The Devil's Bargain

Chapter 7: The Cost of Defiance

Chapter 8: The Breaking Point

Chapter 9: A Deal with the Devil

Chapter 10: Blood in the Water

Chapter 11: Into the Fire

Chapter 12: A Bullet for a Kiss

Chapter 13: No Mercy, No Escape

Chapter 14: The Price of Power

Chapter 16: The Ghosts of Their Past

Chapter 17: The Lies We Told

Chapter 18: The Price of the Truth

Chapter 19: The Council's Ultimatum

Chapter 20: The Last Goodbye

Chapter 21: The Price of Love

Chapter 22: The Trial of Devereaux

Chapter 23: The Devil's Bargain

Chapter 24: A Debt in Blood

Chapter 25: The Shadow King's Betrayal

Chapter 26: The Truth She Hid

Chapter 27: When Trust is Dead

Chapter 28: The Last War

Chapter 29: The Final Betrayal

Chapter 30: The Cost of Revenge

Chapter 31: The Rescue Mission

Chapter 32: The Final War

Chapter 33: The Man He's Becoming