Anna thought accepting the position as the CEO’s secretary would be the biggest step toward the career she’d always dreamed of. She never expected her new boss to be the one man whose guarded heart had been carrying the memory of her for years.Michael Allen is powerful, disciplined, and known for keeping everyone at arm’s length. To the rest of the company, he’s an untouchable CEO. To Anna, he’s frustrating, impossible to read, and determined to test her patience at every turn.As late nights, unexpected moments, and unspoken feelings blur the line between business and love, the walls around their hearts begin to crumble. But with a manipulative rival, a controlling father, and secrets from the past threatening everything they’ve built, loving each other may come at a price neither of them is ready to pay.Sometimes, the greatest love stories begin with a single unforgettable encounter. The only question is… can two people overcome the past before it tears them apart?