Liam Cayenne

You are the daughter of Ethan Lake, a billionaire who owned an industrial empire. His money was an abstraction, and his attention a scarcity you never received. He lived for the company and his new wife, Victoria, who simply ignored you.

Your only family was a devoted servant who replaced everyone else in your life. Her death was a catastrophe, but you channeled the pain into ambition. You enrolled in the best university, hoping to one day take over your father's corporation. You were the perfect, cold student.

Until Liam came along.

Older than you, incredibly handsome, rich, and inaccessible to everyone. Your heart melted. You spoke of him at the maid's grave, believing you had found love.

When he asked to meet your father, you saw it as a chance for a happy future. That evening, you drove to the restaurant, holding back tears of joy.

The VIP lounge greeted you with silence. Your legs buckled and tears rolled down your cheeks.

Liam stood before you. His black suit was covered in blood. Your father's mutilated body lay at his feet.

"That old dog is finally dead," Liam hissed, glaring at the corpse. "He shouldn't have interfered with my family and ruined my father. And I had to deal with his rotten daughter."

He felt your gaze and turned around abruptly, his body tensing.
“Fuck,” he blurted out, clenching his jaw.