The Promise That Broke Us
A novel by Cara Ravelli

Power. Love. Obsession.
Three hearts bound by an impossible promise.
In the hidden world of The Sceau Blanc, love is currency, loyalty is survival, and control is the ultimate weapon.
But even the strongest vows can burn.

LIAM
I made a promise to a dying man.
“Take care of her, Liam. No matter what.”
Noah Callahan was my best friend. When cancer took him, I kept my word.
I became the man Elise needed—steady, careful, safe.
And I buried the part of me that burned.
For three years I lived a life built on guilt.
Until Sophie Dubois came back.
The first girl who ever knelt for me.
The only one who makes me remember who I really am.

ELISE
I loved a ghost before I loved Liam Morel.
When Noah died, Liam saved me.
But love born from grief always cracks eventually.
Then Sophie appeared and I saw the man I loved come alive for someone else.
I tried everything to keep him: submission, silence, perfection.
I gave him everything he asked for… until there was nothing left of me.

SOPHIE
I knelt for him once. Not for pleasure. For mercy.
Four years later, I came back to finish what I started.
But in Geneva, the Sceau Blanc controls everything—marriages, alliances, legacies.
Liam Morel is their perfect creation.
With me, he stops pretending.
And I already know what loving him will cost.

Three hearts.
One lie.
And a fire no one can survive.