Niina Willis POV
Nina Willis communicated effortlessly in the language of power.
From Tokyo's boardrooms to grand evenings in Monte Carlo, she had strolled beside royalty and murmured in the ears of billionaires. Her image was that of grace enveloped in flames—a woman who never yielded, never faltered, and never, ever experienced love.
And still… here she stood, on the balcony of the Stanford estate, her heart pounding for a man who had previously loved another.
Zack Grayson.
It was not solely his strength that fascinated her. No—she had encountered men wealthier, more aloof, more cutting. However, Zack possessed something they lacked. An injury he attempted to conceal. A commitment he carried like armor. A flame he was unaware he still possessed.
Nina rested against the stone b
