The Man I Never Meant to Love Amelia thought her marriage was the one thing in her life she could always count on. She was wrong. On the night of her seventh wedding anniversary, Amelia discovers her husband, Daniel, in bed with another woman. What hurts even more than the betrayal is the way Daniel treats her afterward—as though the years she spent loving him, supporting him, and putting her own dreams aside mean nothing. For the first time, Amelia decides she is done making excuses for the man who broke her. She wants a divorce. And she needs a lawyer. Enter Alexander Bennett. A powerful businessman, brilliant lawyer, and one of the most ruthless negotiators in the city, Alexander has built his life around control. He doesn’t believe in emotional decisions, second chances, or love that makes people lose their judgment. Amelia is everything he doesn’t understand. She’s stubborn, emotional, ambitious, and determined to rebuild the life she abandoned for her marriage. Their first meetings are anything but easy. Alexander challenges her when she makes excuses for Daniel, refuses to let her hide behind her family’s dependence on her husband, and pushes her to fight for the future she keeps saying she wants. Amelia can’t stand him. Alexander tells himself she is simply another case. But the more he learns about the woman behind the broken marriage, the harder it becomes to remain detached. Because Amelia isn’t weak. She is a woman who has spent years believing she needed permission to become the person she was always meant to be. And Alexander is the first man who sees it. As Amelia’s divorce becomes more complicated, secrets surrounding Daniel’s business begin to surface, placing far more at stake than a marriage. Alexander’s own past and powerful enemies also threaten the fragile connection growing between them. Amelia thought she was fighting to escape one man. She never expected to fall for another. Alexander was supposed to be the lawyer who helped her leave her past behind. He was never supposed to become her future.