Poppy and Rylan, her guard, are out on her usual evening walk. The sun sets and at the first appearance of the moon, hundreds of buds on the vines tremble, then open, revealing petals the shade of a starless midnight. Night blooming roses.

They’re admiring the beauty when suddenly, Poppy sees an arrow protruding out of his chest. A man in a hood appears and cruelly asks her to do as he says or face the consequences. He has no idea she’s trained to defend herself. That element of surprise saves her life.

“I’ll bathe in your blood and feast on your entrails.” The wounded man promises before slipping away.

She’s shaking from shock yet she must quickly hide her weapons, make it appear as if she were lucky. If it’s found out she can fight, her punishment would be severe. Makes no sense but it’s Poppy’s reality.

Who are these people trying to abduct her? And why? They don’t want a ransom that’s for sure or do they? But it can’t be money.

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Poppy has to wear a veil at all times. They say it’s because she is The Maiden - Child of the gods, The Chosen for a unique purpose. But she suspects it’s also because of her scars. Only a handful of people have seen her face.

There might be truth to Poppy being the child of the gods. If not, how does she have the gift? She can sense people’s pain and bring them some relief if she touches them. She’s warned to hide this gift and never use it but Poppy only wants to help people. Now, that will land her in grave danger.

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Until the end, Edward chooses to be a bad man. It’s not enough that he committed fraud because he was greedy. It’s not enough he cheated on his wife, made her feel small and “dashed” her an STD. It’s not enough he refused to see his daughters while in prison but he was allowing his mistress and their secret baby to come around.

Edward gets fortunate to be let out a few months early. Reduced sentence. However, the moment he gets out, he disappears without saying goodbye to his daughters. His ex wife, Soledad, is caught up once more in cleaning up after him and providing her girls stability at all costs. But she might pay a hefty cost herself - give up the great love of her life. Where is her happy ending and Edward’s punishment?

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“I’m sure your rich boyfriend will help us, mom,” Inez’s words drip with disdain.

There’s a shocked silence at the dinner table. Her other two sisters didn’t know their mom, Soledad, was seeing anyone, especially not that man. And she’s been doing it in secret while pretending all the while that she’s dating herself.

For Soledad, this is that rare moment of truth. Come clean to her daughters, choose them over another man who might likely break her heart again or keep the boyfriend, the one she can never date openly.

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Soledad’s medical reports showed she had an STD. She was forced to pursue the truth and found out about Amber, Edward’s Secretary and mistress. After Edward is imprisoned for fraud and Soledad has divorced him for his cheating ways, she pays a visit.

It’s for the sake of their three daughters who still love their father despite the public disgrace he brought upon their family. Unfortunately, it doesn’t end there. Soledad intercepts Amber and discovers something so shocking that it fills her with deep dread, angry tears and frustration.

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Judah Cross is a 41-year-old divorced man who has 15-year-old twin boys. But he feels 16 around Soledad. For 4 years after his divorce, Judah remained celibate effortlessly because no woman interested him. Now he’s doing the most.

Judah goes out of his way to secure a caterer deal for Soledad at his workplace. She needs the money to pay bills for herself and her three daughters. This deal will make for Soledad in one day money that normally takes her a month to make. But there’s a catch: Soledad’s ex husband was an employee at Judah’s workplace and he stole millions of dollars from the company before being sent to jail.

How’s Soledad supposed to face all the judgemental looks? Also, what would they say when they learn she’s kinda involved with ex husband’s ex colleague? The very same man that put the father of Soledad’s girls behind bars?

Judah is in his early forties. He’s fit, extremely looking, single and married to his work. The only thing he cares about are his twin sons - Adam and Aaron. They’re special needs teenagers.

While Adam might have a more normal life later despite his numerous seizures, Aaron might not because he’s higher on the autism spectrum. To prepare for that eventuality, Judah is pouring his all into making as much money as possible. It’s so his sons can live comfortably until their death even after he’s left this world.

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Soledad’s ex husband, Edward, is now in jail. He’s the father of her three daughters and thanks to his fraudulent ways, his family is in a financial crisis. What makes things even worse is that Edward was the sole breadwinner.

For the first time in over a decade, Soledad has to earn money. Her daughters are used to their wealthy lifestyle and Sol refuses to change major things such as their private schools, their house and gymnastics classes. It’s costing her sanity but she’s determined to stand without Edward.

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Soledad refused to acknowledge the signs. Her husband, Edward’s lack of interest in her. His excessive long hours at work and his complete inattentiveness to their daughters.

Two years down the line during a family dinner, FBI agents come to their house and arrest Edward for fraud. Soledad is in denial. All these years, her gut instincts knew something was off. But she wanted to remain in her bubble. Now, everything’s exploded.

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Edward hasn’t slept with his beautiful wife, Soledad, in two months. And before that, he’s been stingy with his time, conversation and attention. He claims he’s stressed by work and she’s too sex crazy. Even worse, he jabs at her mentioning she’s not the kind of body he is still interested in.

Soledad doubts herself because she’s poured 18 of her best years into life with Edward. However, at a work party, Edward’s rival, Jonah is captivated by Soledad. That makes Edward do the unexpected.