King of Pride by Ava Selwyn (ePUB)

When Rose accidentally shatters the cheap snow globe her fiancé, Ivan Carrington, keeps from an ex, he humiliates her with a harsh slap that snaps every ounce of affection she felt for him. Leaving the life she’d imagined with Ivan, she awakens in the arms of Maverick Bishop—a feared billionaire with a ruthless streak and a warning that any rival for her heart will meet a deadly fate. In an instant, Rose transitions from Ivan’s betrothed to Maverick’s claimed wife, unaware that the older brother of her best friend has been watching her since the moment he first saw her, waiting for the day she would finally break free from Ivan’s grip. Now that she belongs to him, Maverick promises the world, but he’ll never let her walk away. Confident that Rose loves him too much to abandon him over a single slap, Ivan is blindsided when she vanishes, ignoring his calls and refusing to face him. By the time his panic turns to dread, the rose has already been pricked by a hidden thorn.