I was an elite operative, days from marrying the man I loved, ready for a life beyond the grit of Central Asia.
Then, an IED ripped through my world. My legs were shattered, my career over.
My fiancé, Kevin, abandoned me for my own sorority sister, leaving me broken and wheelchair-bound.
My CEO, Marcus, became my charismatic savior, vowing love and a luxurious future. I married him, and soon, I was pregnant with 'his' heir.
Eight months pregnant, I overheard his call. The ambush that crippled me and cost me everything? He orchestrated it, deeming my shattered body a 'necessary sacrifice' for his corporate ascendancy. But the true horror emerged: my unborn child wasn't 'ours.'
He was planning to genetically alter my baby, making it resemble my ex-fiancé, all to appease my ex-sorority sister, Jessica, whose husband was infertile.
Every painful 'vitamin injection' during my prenatal care? Part of his diabolical plan to replace my heritage with hers.
I was a pawn, a vessel, my life and body utterly violated, all for a woman who wasn't even his mistress.
They think I' m defeated. A crippled, heartbroken woman.
But they forgot who I am: a soldier forged in fire.
And this unwitting host is about to become their worst nightmare.