Teela married King Heavenly because she loved him, but life in the Heavenly household was anything but euphoric. Lettie, her hard-as-nails mother-in-law, treats her like an unpaid servant. The family treats her like an outsider. King treats her like a shadow, transparent and forgettable. 

When Lettie presses Teela to prove her value to the family or get out, Teela has a decision to make. But she’s not leaving without a fight.

King Heavenly rules Heavenly Industries with an iron fist, but he leaves his home life to his mother to manage, and that includes the management of his boring little wife. Teela has never complained. She’s never done anything interesting, for that matter. She’s just one more responsibility in a long line of responsibilities that King shoulders on a daily basis, and that is exactly how he treats her — as a responsibility that he’s delegated to his mother. 

Suddenly Teela steps out of the shadows and into a fight with him and his whole family, and King is baffled by the ruthless actions of his now daring wife. He’d always heard that vengeance is a dish best served cold, but Teela is coming in hot!

 I was so proud of Teela. I knew her well enough to see the signs of how much what she witnessed was affecting her. It was in the crescent nail marks in her palms and the stiff set of her spine. I could tell by how she held her attention on Dot and the way she'd stared at Joshua's mangled hands.


But the moment we left Eugene to add his expertise to the operation, she had faltered. If my arm around her shoulders hadn't held her up, she would have collapsed. I knew this would happen. But who was I? Just the man sharing her bed and dreaming of sharing the rest of her life with her.


Chapter 179 - Aftermath