My Ex Husband Who Wouldn’t Let Go

“I agreed to marry the billionaire heir in a coma—Nathaniel Sterling—to replace your precious illegitimate daughter,” I told my father.

Bella couldn’t bear the whispers of a curse. So I stepped in. He agreed easily. He always chose her.

My mother died the day his secret family was revealed, and with her went any trace of love I had left for them—especially for Bella, who took everything that should have been mine.

Ashford was my protector. My only constant.

Until the night he betrayed me.

When danger came, he ran to Bella and left me bleeding. That was when I realized the truth—his loyalty, his hidden power, had never been meant for me.

So I chose silence over betrayal. If love meant coming second, I would rather sit beside an unconscious billionaire than live in the shadow of a devotion that was never mine.

By the time Ashford realized I was gone, I had already vanished.