𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐈 𝐃'𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑, has always avoided humans. Avoided attachments, avoided everything that reminded her of the life she'll never have. At Nevermore, she is the girl cloaked in silence, hidden behind a parasol, watching the world but never stepping into it.
But when she meets Isaac Night, a boy who refuses to let her disappear into the dark, Lorelei begins to question the rules she's lived by. He doesn't see her as fragile or monstrous-he sees her. And for the first time, Lorelei wonders if her voice matters... if love, laughter, and life aren't just human dreams, but something she's allowed to claim for herself.
"I wish she would just disappear."
When Keith says those words, he has no idea how close he is to getting his wish.
For years, Ella has loved Keith from afar. A fated contract marriage is her one chance at a happily ever after, and she'll do anything to be seen by the man she adores. But her devotion isn't enough to break through his guarded heart.
Shattered, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to never need another man again.
But years later, Keith storms back into her life, ready to avenge a past he doesn't understand. He's already lost her once. Will he make the same mistake twice and lose his only chance at true love forever?
A slow-burn, second-chance romance where a billionaire CEO must earn back the wife he so carelessly threw away.