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From rising star to Hollywood’s favourite disgrace.

Three years ago, rising actress Xena Winter watched her entire world and a breakout role in a film by Hollywood’s most sought-after director, Xade Michael, implode when a sex tape surfaced, shattering her world. 

No one knew the truth: the masked man in the video was Xade himself—drugged, unaware, and just as much a victim. That night cost them both everything… and left Xena with a secret he never knew existed—a daughter.

Now, living under a false name and struggling to survive, Xena will do anything to protect her little girl. When a desperate bid for quick cash lands her in the middle of a drug setup, she barely escapes a police sting—only to crash into an audition for a film directed by the one man she swore never to face again.

Xade doesn’t recognize her behind the dyed hair and green eyes, but something about her pulls at buried memories. One electrifying audition later, he casts her as his lead—unaware their shared past is about to explode.

Meanwhile, Xavier Xander, ruthless head of the Alexander mafia family, learns Xena’s name is tied to his missing cocaine shipment. Expecting a rival, he instead finds the fiery woman who visits his secret bakery—the one he can’t stop thinking about.

Caught between two powerful men, hunted by her past, and desperate to protect her child, Xena must uncover the truth before it destroys them all.

Because the night that ruined her… also bound her heart to both of them—in scandal, sin, and unforgotten desire.

For a moment, I couldn't even find the words to respond to Skye. My throat felt tight, the memories of the entire ridiculous day still messed up in my head like loose wires sparking against each other.


"Xena…?" Skye's voice nudged, pulling me from my train of thought. "Why are you suddenly quiet? You sound like you're hiding something."


"Lie," she cut in immediately. "Your voice goes soft when you're lying. Spill it, girl. Tell me your juicy secrets."


I could swear she was grinning or wiggling her brows. 


I sighed, leaning my head back against the taxi window as the city blurred past. "It's… complicated."


"Complicated is my favourite flavour. Talk."


I dragged a hand down my face. She wasn't going to let it go; she never did. "Fine. I almost had… a fight."


Chapter 15 - Strange Visitor