Chapter 31 POV: Ivy Lunch with my father was supposed to be casual. A quiet, mentoring kind of thing. But then he walked in. Aiden didn’t knock, didn’t hesitate—just strolled into the lunchroom like he owned the place. And technically, half of it, he did. He dropped...
Chapter 21 POV: Ivy The road back to the lake house blurred under my tires. My heart was still racing from everything I’d left behind—the way Aiden looked at me like he was drowning, the way he kissed me like he’d finally come up for air. I could still feel his hands...
Chapter 11 POV: Ivy Jonathan kept talking, completely unaware, while under the table, I made Aiden shift in his seat more than once. He never touched me back—not with my dad right there—but his eyes burned across the table, and I knew the second we were alone, I was...
Ch 1-10 Chapter | 36 Summary 🌶️🌶️ Aidam Blackwood was my dad’s best friend. Ex-military. Suit-wearing. Growly. Gorgeous. Off. Limits. Too bad I’ve never been good at following rules—especially when I want something. And I want him. Bad. He says I’m trouble. I say he...
Chapter 21 POV: Mike The second we got back to the safe house, I was on her. “What the hell was that back there?” My voice was sharp, cutting. Amanda rolled her eyes as she yanked off her heels, tossing them near the door. “It was me getting the job done....
Chapter 11 POV: Mike The agency gym smelled like sweat and determination, filled with the rhythmic sounds of fists hitting punching bags, weights clanking, and boots skidding against the mats. Amanda was in the ring with Lara, their sparring session attracting more...
Ch 1-10 Chapter | 28 Summary She left him. No warning, no goodbye—just a note that ripped him apart. For six years, Mike Lancaster told himself to forget Amanda McDawson. He buried himself in missions, in war zones, in anything that would keep her ghost from haunting...
Chapter 11 POV: Emma I woke to the weight of his arm slung across my waist. Heavy. Familiar. Jason. Not the thin blanket the dorms gave us, not the sterile hum of the compound — but him. His arm heavy across my waist, his chest pressed against my back, his breath slow...
CH 1-10 Chapter | 18 Summary Emma Green entered the contest chasing more than victory. But nothing prepared her for Jason Ballard, the decorated Major turned judge, and the boy who once held her heart. Their reunion sparks a dangerous chemistry neither can ignore,...