One single text ripped my world apart. My whole life is nothing but a lie—the poor Esme Denver is gone, replaced by the heiress Esmeralda Forbes. I’m torn from my ordinary life and thrown into a world full of money, hate, pain, and unspoken rancor led by a calculating, uncaring father I wished never found me. This new life brings me a brother who hates me on sight and will stop at nothing to have me gone. There is also his frenemy, Caleb, who is as wicked as he is beautiful, and wants to punish me for making him feel. They’re both on a mission to make my life living hell—at home and school—where they hold all the power. But as the past reveals itself in ways I didn’t expect, I find myself in the middle of a swirl of lies, betrayals, conspiracy, and even murder. What I need is to escape this golden cage to return to being the old Esme. I must find a way out before it’s too late…

Caleb She ran. I chased. I’m angrier than ever and I’ll stop at nothing to get my revenge and punish her for this ultimate betrayal even if it means destroying everything, including myself, in the process. Esme When a life-altering secret forces me back to Stonewood, I have no other choice than to delve deeper into the past with unlikely allies while suffering through Caleb’s rage. As the clock ticks and danger looms closer, I need to decide what to sacrifice to get to the truth.

Antoine St. Vincent is a lot of things - a clown, an hedonist, a party boy, the heir of the St.Vincent family fortune. At least that's what the world labels him. But he sees himself differently - as a fraud, a coward, a liar hiding who he is in the fear of losing his parents’ money. But he's content to pretend what he's not in order to keep his more than luxurious lifestyle. That is, until he meets Grayson Clay. Grayson, the openly gay artist who is not only supremely hot and extremely talented, but who also makes Antoine feel things he didn't know he could feel. A man who shows him how to be happy, how to love and be loved for who he is rather than what he presents. Now is the time for Antoine to decide what matters the most: the legacy or his heart? Money or love? The freedom of the truth or the prison of the lie? Truth is the ultimate price of love... Will Antoine be willing to pay it? This is Antoine's novella - set in The Patricians world. Whilst it can be read as a standalone reading the whole series will help with the other characters which appear in the novella. Note this is a MM romance - with some MM intercourses.