One foot still in combat boots, the other in my family’s billion-dollar empire—I thought I’d seen it all.
Then Lily Carmichael storms back into my life in designer heels and a don’t-mess-with-me glare.
The one night I couldn’t resist… and the woman I left behind without a word.
Now? She’s the COO of my father’s company.
My new boss.
And soon… my fake fiancée.
The plan is simple: protect the company from a hostile merger, pose as a power couple, and keep it strictly business.
But Lily doesn’t do “simple.”
She’s fire and steel, sharp wit and quiet strength. A single mom who never backs down, a leader no one should underestimate.
Living under the same roof, playing house for the cameras, blurs every line we swore we wouldn’t cross.
And the more I see her—the real her—the more I want what was never mine to claim.
If I screw this up, it’s not just the deal on the line.
It’s her heart. Again.
