Blurb I wasn’t supposed to see him again. That night was a transaction. No names. No promises. Just money I needed and a man who liked control. The next morning, I got the internship that was supposed to change my life. And walked straight into his office. Nathan Hayes is my boss now. Cold. Demanding. Engaged to a woman who secures his empire. In public, he acts like we’ve never met. Behind closed doors, he reminds me exactly who I am to him. If our secret gets out, I lose everything. But walking away from him might ruin me first

My hands fix other people’s tension every day. Mine stays knotted, Mom’s hospital bills, Natalia’s soft kisses I can’t fully return, Johnny’s quick, ashamed fucks in the spa storage room like we’re doing something criminal. Then Kristofer Hayes books me again. He’s older, richer, more dangerous than anyone should be allowed to be. What was meant to be a one night stand which I thought would be enough for us both. It wasn’t. Now he’s paying my mother’s bills without asking, watching me like I’m already his, pulling me into a world where wanting a man can get you killed. I keep telling myself I can walk away. But every time he touches me, I forget why I ever wanted to hide.

Amara never chased wealth, she only wanted a future her fragile body might survive. When Daniel steps into her life, he offers her love, marriage and security, she believes she has finally found stability, safety, and hope. But on her wedding day, a stranger shatters everything, exposing brutal secrets and revealing that Amara was never meant to be more than a temporary choice. Publicly humiliated and emotionally broken, Amara vows never to trust a man again. What follows is a dangerous descent into power, seduction, and revenge, until love threatens to ruin her all over again.