Shattered Moonlight

In the Hale mansion, I wasn’t the daughter; I was the ghost in the hallways, the servant at my own engagement banquet, and the girl forced to kneel while my sister took everything that was meant to be mine. I thought Xavier was my savior—the only one who saw the bruises under my sleeves—but he was just another predator waiting for his share of the inheritance. When the betrayal finally cut too deep, I didn’t scream. I signed away my birthright, packed my scars, and walked into the Pasadena rain. Now, thirteen months later, my family is falling apart and Xavier is begging for a second chance he doesn't deserve. They want the old Anna back, the one they could break and discard, but they're too late. I’ve found a new life at the Bel Air Inn, and a man named Jack who is teaching me that love isn't supposed to hurt. The Hales think they can reclaim me, but they’re about to learn that the girl who has nothing left to lose is the most dangerous one of all.