Summary
"Suddenly, his tight grip on my waist starts to loosen, and he moves his face close to my ear. “Do you still think it's not revealing?” he asks, his words slow as he whispers in my ear. I smell his cologne with him so close to me, and its divine. I feel his lips brush my ears before he brings his face in front of me. His minty breath fans my neck as I feel a shiver go down my spine.
God, what just happened? I’m so confused. I should feel violated with him touching me, but instead, I’m biting my lips to hold back a moan. I don't understand what’s wrong with me."
Eleanor Brown’s new job at the Crawford Company was supposed to be her ticket to a better life, a chance to escape her past and pay off her debts. Instead, she finds herself under the scrutiny of Jason Crawford, the company’s distrustful billionaire CEO, who believes she’s a schemer out to exploit his family’s wealth. Hired through his grandfather’s influence, Eleanor faces hostility from Jason and sabotage from his fiercely protective secretary, Vivienne.
As workplace tensions ignite unexpected chemistry, Eleanor and Jason are drawn into a whirlwind of passion and mistrust. But when long-buried secrets unravel—revealing a heartbreaking connection between Eleanor’s past and Jason’s deepest pain—their fragile bond is tested. Can Eleanor prove her love is genuine, or will the weight of the truth shatter their chance at forever?