Darcy never expected to fall in love with a man who came with more baggage than just a broken heart—but Dean was different. A devoted father to his spirited eight-year-old daughter, Misty, Dean offered Darcy the kind of love she had always dreamed of. But there was one thing she never saw coming: Daphne—Misty's mother.

Manipulative, cruel, and emotionally destructive, Daphne is a narcissist in every sense of the word. Her toxic grip over Dean and Misty doesn't loosen, even as Darcy becomes a permanent part of their lives. With each passing day, Daphne finds new ways to inject chaos, controlling everyone while painting herself as the victim. And no matter how deep the damage runs, the law seems powerless to stop her.

In this emotionally gripping story of love, abuse, and the fight to protect what matters most, Darcy must decide just how far she's willing to go to shield the family she never knew she'd have—from a woman who will stop at nothing to tear it apart.