Rose Livingston

When Maya Winters discovers she’s pregnant, the news feels more like a curse than a blessing. Her husband, Elias Sinclair, the cold, impossibly controlled man she’s secretly loved for years, barely tolerates her presence. Their marriage was never born out of love but of obligation, a dying man’s final wish. Now, with her father-in-law gone, Maya knows it’s only a matter of time before Elias demands the divorce he’s been waiting for.

Haunted by memories of a single night when grief drew them together, Maya hides her pregnancy, terrified that Elias will see it as another manipulation. But secrets never stay buried. As Elias grows increasingly entangled with his beautiful, calculating ex, and family tensions reach a breaking point, Maya must decide whether to keep fighting for a man who’s already turned away or finally walk away to protect herself and the child he doesn’t yet know exists.