A decade ago, they buried her. Now she's back—and she owns the woman she loves.

Three best friends. Three lovers. One devastating betrayal.

Jade, Mateo, and Bambi had something rare; a bond that blurred every line and defied every rule. But when survival pushed Jade and Bambi into the shadows, selling the only thing they had left, their world began to crack. And Mateo? He didn't try to save it. He lit the match.

A loan signed in Jade's name. A visit from men who don't ask twice. And a night that ended with Bambi beaten senseless on the floor while Jade was dragged into the darkness, never to be seen again.

They found her blood. They buried an empty coffin. And the world moved on.

Ten years later, Bambi is a ghost of her former self—abandoned, hunted, and holding a debt that just might kill her. When the collectors finally catch up, there's nowhere left to run.

That's when she appears.

A woman carved from ice and danger. Beautiful in a way that makes your chest hurt. Deadly in a way that makes your blood run cold. She doesn't introduce herself. She doesn't explain. She just walks in, knocks Bambi unconscious with a single blow, and claims her like property.

They call her Ivan. The Russian mafia's most feared heir. And she has one rule for her new prisoner: tell me everything about Mateo.

But the way she looks at Bambi isn't the way you look at a captive. It's the way you look at someone you lost. Someone you buried. Someone you never stopped loving.

Because Ivan has a secret—one hiding behind those hauntingly familiar eyes. A secret that will unravel everything Bambi thought she knew about that night ten years ago.

She didn't come back for revenge.

She came back for her.

But revenge? That's just a bonus. And somewhere out there, Mateo and his new lover Ava have no idea what's coming for them.

What really happened the night Jade disappeared? Why did Ivan return as a stranger? And when Bambi finally learns the truth... will she run—or will she burn the world down beside her?

(For readers who love dark secrets, second chances drenched in blood, and women who will become monsters to protect the ones they left behind.)

Some graves aren't deep enough to keep the dead from crawling back.

Please, everyone, in order to continue making this book a quality read, I'll be going on a short hiatus. The next chapter will be uploaded by Wednesday, February 11th, 2026.


Thank you all so much for your continued support.


Chapter 25 - Hiatus Update