All Sophia ever wanted was a quiet life, do menial jobs, pay her bills, and keep her head down. But peace isn’t meant for girls like her. Not when a single bad day at the bakery ends with a powerful, arrogant man demanding she be fired over a petty accident. Sophia knows she should walk away. Instead, she finds herself pulled deeper into the world of the rich and ruthless, all because the man who tried to ruin her isn’t just anybody. He’s Ethan Blackwood, a cold, rich, and heir to the empire that signs her paycheck. Ethan Blackwood a is used to control. Used to getting what he wants. And now, what he wants… is Sophia. She’s not looking for love, especially not from the man who nearly cost her everything. But when secrets start to unravel and loyalty is tested, Sophia will have to choose between protecting her pride or fall for the man.