Crown of Lies: The Secret Wife

What if the key to unlocking your destiny lies in leaving everything behind? Hazel Robinson thought she knew what her future held, but a single, heart-wrenching wish from her twin sons shatters her world. On their fifth birthday, Jaxon and Joshua voice a desire that no mother wants to hear: they want their parents to divorce so someone else can be their mother. Reeling from this blow and the coldness of her marriage to Gabriel Campbell, Hazel makes a drastic decision, initiating a divorce and demanding nothing but financial independence. She leaves, her heart heavy, determined to forge a new path despite the agonizing choice to leave her sons behind. Two years later, Hazel has reinvented herself in the quiet town of Nyack, raising her daughter, Leila Robinson, and building a life free from the shadows of her past. One tempestuous night, a figure from that past appears at her doorstep, shattering the fragile peace she has cultivated. Ezra Nelson, Gabriel’s loyal secretary, arrives in desperation, seeking vital medicine for Gabriel’s ailing child. Hazel, initially resolute in her refusal to engage, is swayed by Ezra’s plea. As she reluctantly provides the needed remedy, Ezra mentions the twins, Jaxon and Joshua, and their longing for their mother, stirring emotions Hazel thought she had buried. Unbeknownst to Hazel, Gabriel has been watching from a distance, witnessing the silent exchange. Back inside her home, Hazel is overwhelmed by the persistent ache of her decision to leave her sons. Suddenly, the tranquility is shattered by an urgent cry. Joshua is gravely ill, his fever dangerously high, forcing Hazel to confront the past she desperately tried to escape. Will Hazel risk everything she has built to save her son? Can she confront Gabriel and the complex web of emotions that bind them? Or will the secrets of her past prevent her from embracing a future she never imagined?