Velvet Ash: Vengeance in the City of Angels

Ten years ago, Julian Hayes had it all: a brilliant tech career, a loving fiancée, and a future bright enough to blind. Then his best friend Marcus stole his algorithm, framed him for fraud, and married the woman he loved.Now he's back.Reborn as Alexander Vance—wealthy, untouchable, and utterly ruthless—Julian has one goal: dismantle the empire built on his ruin. But revenge gets complicated when Elena, the woman he never stopped loving, starts asking questions about the past.As Alexander closes in, secrets unravel, loyalties fracture, and the line between justice and obsession blurs. In a city where everyone wears a mask, can a man reclaim his life without losing his soul? And can a love broken by betrayal ever truly heal?