Not in the Job Description: The Warmest Rule to Break

© 2025 Oluebube Vale — All Rights Reserved COPYRIGHT NOTICE No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods — without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. Unauthorized reproduction, resale, or distribution of this work, in whole or in part, is a violation of applicable copyright law and will be pursued to the fullest extent permitted. For permissions, licensing, or rights inquiries, please contact the author directly. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. ⚠ READER'S ADVISORY This novel contains explicit content. Not in the Job Description: The Warmest Rule to Break is intended for mature readers aged 18 and older. This book contains sexually explicit scenes, adult language, and mature themes including: • Explicit s****l content between consenting adults • Themes of grief, pregnancy loss, and emotional trauma • Pregnancy and childbirth • Power dynamics and workplace romance If any of these themes are sensitive for you, please read with care. This story is ultimately one of healing, love, and chosen family — but it does not shy away from the raw, complicated moments that make that journey real. Read bravely. Feel deeply. — Oluebube Vale MEET THE CHARACTERS RONAN BLACK 34 · Billionaire · Single Father · The Man in Control of Everything Except His Heart Ronan Black built his empire from nothing — and he runs it the same way he runs his life: with ruthless precision, ironclad rules, and zero room for error. He never married. Never needed to. What he needed was focus, and focus is something Ronan has never lacked. He has a daughter he loves fiercely, a household that runs like a corporation, and a contract that makes sure things stay exactly as they should. He is not cold. He is contained. There is a difference — though he's the only one who seems to know it. When Isla walks through his door, chosen not by him but by the five-year-old girl who broke every rule he ever set, Ronan Black meets the first thing in years he cannot control. And that terrifies him more than losing everything he's built. ISLA 28 · Nanny · The Warm One · The Woman Who Pours Love Into Everyone But Herself Isla did not plan to spend her late twenties in other people's homes. She had plans once — a life, a love, a future she could picture clearly. Then came the broken engagement, and the quiet grief she has never found the right words for. Now she pours everything she has into the children she cares for, telling herself this is enough. She is extraordinary at what she does. She is not looking for anything. The Black household is just another job — a beautiful penthouse, an intense employer, a generous salary. She can handle all of it. What she does not account for is Nora, who chooses her in thirty seconds flat. And the look on Ronan's face when he watches his daughter finally, finally smile again. NORA BLACK 5 · The Heart of Everything · The One Who Started It All Nora Black has her father's eyes and a wisdom that has no business living in a five-year-old. She has watched nanny after nanny come and go, and she has stopped expecting anyone to stay. Then she walks into a waiting room, finds a woman sitting cross-legged on the floor folding magazine pages into the shape of a swan, and decides — in the simple, absolute way that only children can — that this one is hers. Nora does not read contracts. Nora does not follow rules she didn't agree to. Nora simply loves, loudly and without apology, and in doing so changes the lives of two people who had forgotten how. Some stories begin with a choice. This one began with a paper swan.