Reborn heiress swaps places at the altar and discovers the groom is the father of her secret child.
Ella Thorne returns three years before the marriage that destroyed her, determined to sidestep the childhood sweetheart whose emotional cruelty led to her death. A drugged encounter with Sebastian Falcott leaves her pregnant, and her adoptive family compels her to substitute for her sister Evelyn as the bride of the allegedly dying Falcott heir. At the ceremony Ella realizes the groom is Sebastian himself, the father of her unborn baby. She leverages the union to claim assets and sever ties with her tormentors, while the pair work together to dismantle Evelyn's machinations and secure their freedom.
Motifs
Rebirth grants second chances
Secret pregnancy binds strangers
Substituted bride claims power
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