Against All OddsUpdated at Nov 20, 2025, 08:14
At twenty-four, I thought I had my life figured out. Graduate school, check. Dream job at my stepbrother's tech empire, almost check. The only problem was working under Dante Moretti means keeping my head down and my heart locked up tight.We grew up in the same house for three years before his mom and my dad divorced.Back then, he was just my annoying older stepbrother who left for college and never looked back. Now he's a billionaire CEO who doesn't remember the girl who used to steal his hoodies.I can handle the long hours and his impossible standards. What I can't handle is the way he looks at me during late night meetings. Or how my name sounds different when he says it. Or the fact that we're not related by blood, which makes everything so much more complicated.When one late night at the office changes everything between us, I have to decide what matters more—my father's approval or the man I can't stop wanting.But Dante has secrets. And my father has opinions. And our past is messier than either of us remembered.Some loves are worth the scandal. The question is, are we brave enough to fight for ours?