How to Handle Ex's Wild Uncle

Betrayed woman marries ex's powerful uncle to reclaim career and revenge.

Selena plans to propose to Rob but instead catches him with her best friend Layla, leaving her professionally ruined and personally humiliated. That same night she encounters Darian, Rob's uncle and a dominant figure in New York society, and a spontaneous decision leads to marriage. Unaware that Darian has quietly loved her for years, Selena leverages their legal bond to restore her shattered career and systematically dismantle the couple who betrayed her, while an unexpected genuine connection grows between them.

• romance
• revenge
• contract marriage

1. Selena catches Rob and Layla together
2. Darian is Rob's powerful uncle
3. Marriage becomes Selena's tool for revenge

Readers who enjoy contract-marriage revenge stories where the heroine turns betrayal into power will appreciate this.