“You think he’s weak because he’s in a wheelchair?” I whispered, stepping between them. “He is The strongest man I’ve ever known.” Arthur Pearson laughed, dark and cold. “Oh please Lena, he is a hypocrite and fucking pathetic. And No. I hate him because he has the one thing I’ve wanted since the day we crossed parts.” Ethan gripped the wheels of his chair until his knuckles turned white. “You can take my career. You can take my fucking legs, Pearson. But she will never be yours” Arthur stepped closer, his jaw tightening. “Watch me.” He growls, then pulls me in for a kiss. Lena Carter lost everything. The love of her life was left bedridden after a devastating on-ice collision, and the man responsible was hockey's golden captain, Arthur Pearson. Since that day, Lena has dedicated her life to caring for Ethan, drowning in debt while sacrificing the future she once dreamed of. The last person she ever expected to see again was Arthur... She hates him. He knows it. When forced to work together, their icy exchanges soon ignite into something far more dangerous.A heated confrontation turns into a passionate kiss neither of them can forget. And with every encounter, the line between hatred and desire blurs. Caught between the man she's loved for years and the man she swore she'd never forgive, Lena finds herself trapped in a ruthless game neither of them is willing to lose. As old rivalries resurface, buried truths makes their way to the surface, one desperate to protect the truth. The other will do anything to keep it buried. But when every lie finally shatters, who will Lena choose... the man she blamed for destroying her life, or the man who has been destroying it all along?

At twenty-five, Emily works as the personal secretary to a powerful CEO, a position she has held for five years. To the outside world, she is controlled and perfect, but behind closed doors, her life is anything but perfect.She grew up with her father, stepmother and stepbrother, Jake, turning her home into a place of fear. No matter how many times she tried to speak up, her father dismissed her, forcing her into silence. But one night, everything change. Now living under control and routine, Emily hides her past carefully, determined never to let it surface again. Thane Rivers, her boss, is a powerful and authoritative man in his mid-thirties. Calm, observant and dangerously composed, he had been watching Emily long before she noticed him. What began as interest quickly turned into obsession. He offers her a deal—a fake relationship for two months in exchange for money and protection, all while she continues working as his secretary.Reluctantly, Emily agrees, seeing it as a temporary escape.But what starts as a contract begins to blur into something real. The closeness, the attention and the way Thane looks at her slowly pull her in. For the first time, she feels safe—but that safety comes with control, intensity and something far darker beneath the surface.As their relationship deepens, Emily’s past begins to resurface. The publicity surrounding Thane drags her back into the shadows she tried to escape, putting her directly in the path of the woman hunting her. At the same time, Thane’s true nature begins to unfold. His protection is not selfless—it is possessive. His love is not gentle—it is consuming.Emily soon realizes that the man she ran to for safety may be just as dangerous as the past she is running from.Now trapped between a past that wants her dead and a man who refuses to let her go, Emily must make a choice—to run and risk everything alone, or to stay and surrender herself completely to the devil who is willing to protect her… at a cost.

Natalie is intelligent, qualified and ambitious, yet locked out of opportunities because she lacks connections to them. To survive, she works nights as a bartender in a club. One evening, she intervenes when a drunken girl was in distress and needed help near the restroom. Without knowing who the girl is, she takes her home and tends to her till morning.The next day, the girls brother comes to her apartment. Charles, a powerful CEO obsessed with reputation and control. Convinced Natalie may expose the incident and cause a scandal. He demands to pay for her silence. Natalie taking a bold step, negotiates a deal. A job at his company in exchange for her discretion. With hesitation Charles agrees, determined to keep her close and manageable.At work, he is cold, rude and dismissive towards her—but she is stubborn, principled and unyielding l, wanting to prove herself and earn his respect. Natalie gets close to Jacob, Charles' business associate, who encourages and supports her. Providing her with emotional safety. Their closeness unsettles Charles, stirring jealousy he refuses to name.As the need arises to stabilize his public image, Charles proposes a contract marriage to Natalie, with offers too tempting to refuse in her financial state. Viewing it as a practical arrangement rather than a commitment, Natalie agrees.Living together blurs boundaries between them, disrupting her relationship with Jacob, even though it violates none of the contract rules. Charles hostility gradually softens into respect, then into undeniable attraction. When Natalie and Charles fake marriage becomes more realistic, it is no longer contractual, but a result of their true feelings for each other.However, Charles love is intense, protective and consuming. Afraid of losing herself to him, she runs away without warning, choosing freedom over security. Charles searches for her relentlessly, crossing cities and breaking his own rules to find her.Before he can reach her—Natalie discovers she's pregnant.When Charles finally stands in front of her again, she is forced to choose between returning to the life she escaped or protecting a secret that could change everything.

Elora Moore lives quietly.By day, she is a college student drowning in responsibility—student loans, a fragile mother, and a life reshaped by loss. By night, she walks home beneath flickering streetlights, unaware that the city has already noticed her.Adrian Vale thrives on control. Wealthy, brilliant, emotionally distant—his world is built on routine and precision. Nothing surprises him. Nothing moves him.Until he sees her.What begins as curiosity slowly turns into something darker, deeper, and impossible to ignore. As Elora senses an unseen presence watching from the edges of her life, Adrian finds himself drawn toward a connection he never intended to make.Some encounters are accidents.Others are inevitable.And once noticed, nothing ever returns to normal.