The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

They took her blood. They stole her kidney. They killed her.

Citrine Iverson spent a lifetime begging for love from the Iversons, only to be betrayed by the family that raised her. Her final moments came at the hands of the father and brother she adored, after they drained her of every last drop of usefulness. Even Theo Glenwood, the man she loved for ten years, had used her—first as a living blood bank for his sister, then as an organ donor for his mistress.

Death should have been the end.

But fate had other plans.

Reborn into her second chance, Citrine walks away without looking back—disowning the Iversons, severing ties with Theo, and claiming her true birthright as the long-lost daughter of Raymond Carmichael, the most feared tycoon in this city.

The Carmichaels are nothing like the family she once knew.

Her father, a ruthless businessman known as the "Wall Street Butcher," becomes an overprotective fool the moment she enters his life. Her uncle Manley, a reclusive genius confined to a wheelchair, empties his accounts just to see her smile. Even her reckless playboy brother Travis transforms overnight, trading his wild parties for textbooks when he realizes he finally has a sister worth making proud.

With Citrine by their side, the Carmichaels rise higher than ever before—their empire expands, their enemies fall, and even the family’s deepest wounds begin to heal.

Meanwhile, the Iversons crumble. Theo loses everything.

And when Citrine appears at the social event of the year, radiant and untouchable, they finally understand their mistake.

Theo watches from across the ballroom, heart in his throat, as a man in a tailored suit pulls Citrine into a searing, possessive kiss—one that leaves no doubt:

The girl they once threw away has become the most coveted treasure in the city.

And she’s no longer theirs to claim.