From the outside, her life is flawless—until the sudden death of her best friend shatters everything she thought she knew. As grief takes hold, she finds herself trapped among toxic people who exploit her vulnerability and turn her world into a daily battle. When a brutal violation pushes her to the edge of despair, she begins to believe there is no way forward. But in the darkness, unexpected light appears. Through the unwavering support of true friends, family, and strangers who choose kindness, she learns that survival is not weakness—and that even after unimaginable pain, healing and hope are still possible.

---Danica Monroe, 28, lives unapologetically. Her days blur into nights of neon lights, reckless freedom, and fleeting pleasures. She’s not chasing love — she’s chasing experience. With a sharp tongue and a guarded heart, Danica has mastered the art of keeping things casual. Relationships? Too messy. Too binding. She’s built walls not out of bitterness, but out of survival.Then one night, everything shifts.She meets him. Ben Carter. Not her usual type — too composed, too intense, too... magnetic. Their chemistry is undeniable, but Danica brushes it off. Just another night. Just another man. Until it isn’t.That one night lingers. Not in her body — in her mind. She hates that. She hates him for it. Because Danica doesn’t do emotional hangovers. And yet, she can’t stop replaying the way he looked at her like she was more than just a moment.Meanwhile, Ben Carter is the kind of man who built his empire brick by brick, sacrifice by sacrifice. At 35, he’s the CEO of a tech conglomerate, a man who commands boardrooms and buries feelings beneath spreadsheets and strategy. Relationships are distractions. He doesn’t date — he pays for discretion. His nights are transactional, his heart locked away.Until Danica.She’s chaos wrapped in beauty. She’s everything he shouldn’t want — and everything he can’t ignore. For the first time, Ben finds himself unraveling. She’s not a business deal. She’s not a fantasy. She’s real. And she’s dangerous to everything he’s built.Now, both of them are caught in a collision course neither planned. Lust turns into longing. Fear turns into vulnerability. And the question looms: Can two people who run from love survive what it feels like to finally fall?---