Ava Addams came to Los Angeles with one agenda: close the deal that would finally make her name. She wasn't looking for anything else. Not a relationship, not a distraction, not a stranger in a hotel lounge with a voice that did something to the air between them. One night. That was the plan. Then Steven Wolfe turned out to be more than a stranger, he was the investor holding the fate of her three-year project in his hands. What started as one uncomplicated evening became something neither of them budgeted for: careful boundaries, professional distance, and a slow, terrifying pull toward each other that refused to stay in its lane. Ava built her whole life on ambition and control. Steven built his on composure and distance from a father who never made either easy. Neither of them planned on wanting something, someone, this much. But some things aren't a decision you make once. They're a choice you keep making, every day, even when it's harder than walking away. Some deals change more than a bank account. This one changes everything.