HIS LIABILITY
Diane Jacobs has survived her life by learning how not to react.
Raised in a family where obedience is mistaken for grace and silence is rewarded, Diane moves through the world quietly observant, restrained, invisible by design. Control has always belonged to other people: her father, her family, society’s expectations.
Then Eddie West notices her.
Their first collision isn’t physical. It’s psychological.
In a room full of people, Eddie makes a spectacle not of love, but of dominance using another woman to send Diane a message she never consented to receive. From that moment on, Diane is no longer unseen.
When Diane unknowingly steps into Eddie’s world as his Personal Assistant, the power imbalance becomes unavoidable. Eddie is controlled, obsessive, and deeply intentional. He does nothing without purpose including hiring her.
What begins as professional proximity becomes a slow, suffocating game of awareness, restraint, and unspoken desire. Eddie never crosses a line openly. He doesn’t need to. His control is in silence, implication, and patience.
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTEENDIANE’S POV“So you’re actually going with him”Susan stared at me with a smile that told me she was already enjoying the situationI dropped the clothes I was folding on the bed and sighed“It’s a field trip Susan A work field trip”She burst out laughing“What”“You Going on a field trip with Eddie”I rolled my eyes“He is my boss”“And Shine’s fiancé”Her words made me pauseI looked at her“I know”“Then why do you look like you’re preparing for your honeymoon”“Susan”She laughed harderI picked up a pillow and threw it at her“You are so annoying”“I’m only saying the truth”“There is nothing going on between me and Eddie”I said it quicklyToo quicklySusan noticedOf course she didShe raised an eyebrow but said nothingI turned back to my clothes pretending to be interested in folding themMaybe if I kept saying it enough I would eventually believe it tooEddie was my bossMy bossAnd Shine was his fiancéeThat should have been enough to keep every foolish thought out of my h
Last Updated: 2026-09-09
Chapter: CHAPTER TWELVEDiane’s POVThe next morning I woke up thinking about the night beforeEddie had driven me home because my car refused to startThat was allThere was nothing else to itAt least that was what I kept telling myselfHe was my boss and I was his PAIf he helped me it was probably because he felt responsibleThat was the only explanation that made senseI got ready for work and left the houseBy the time I got to the office Eddie was already thereGood morning SirHe looked up from his laptopGood morning DianeI walked toward my desk and placed my bag downI had barely settled down when he spoke againDid you get your car fixedI looked at himYes SirGoodHe went back to what he was doingI nodded and turned toward my deskThat was itNo unnecessary questionsNo conversationJust a simple questionI smiled to myselfHe probably asked because he didn’t want me getting stranded againThat was allThe morning became busyThere were meetings to prepare for and documents that needed to be a
Last Updated: 2026-09-09
Chapter: CHAPTER ELEVENDiane’s POVI woke up on Susan’s couch the next morning with my body feeling heavy I barely slept because everything Emily said kept replaying in my headI looked around and remembered where I wasSusan was already awake in the kitchen making breakfastGood morning baby she said when she saw meMorningShe looked at me for a few seconds before smilingHow are you feelingI sighedBetter I guessYou don’t have to go to work today if you don’t want toI shook my headNo I have to goI can’t let them make me feel like I can’t live my lifeSusan smiledThat’s my girlI got ready for work and tried my best to look normalI didn’t want anyone at the office to know what happenedEspecially EddieI didn’t want his questionsI didn’t want his pityMost importantly I didn’t want him seeing me as weakWhen I got to the office I walked straight to my desk and started arranging everything for the dayGood morning DianeI looked up and saw Eddie standing at the entrance of his officeGood morning S
Last Updated: 2026-09-09
Chapter: CHAPTER TENEddie’s POVI dropped Shine at her apartment and waited until she disappeared through the entrance before driving away.I should have been thinking about the events of the evening, about the people I had spoken to, the conversations I had been forced to endure, or the business waiting for me on Monday.Instead, I kept thinking about Diane.Her face appeared in my mind every time I tried to focus on something else.She had smiled at Johnathan tonight.A genuine smile.The kind that reached her eyes.She had laughed with him and carried on conversations so effortlessly, while every word she directed toward me had been accompanied by the same irritating title.Sir.I clenched my jaw.Why did that bother me?She was my secretary.That was all she was supposed to be.My secretary.A woman who worked for me, followed instructions and went home at the end of the day.Simple.Professional.Yet somehow she had managed to occupy my thoughts far more than she had any right to.I had spent years
Last Updated: 2026-09-09
Chapter: CHAPTER NINEDiane’s POV Days passed. Wednesday folded into Thursday. Thursday into Friday. Saturday morning came fast too fast and I woke up with the uncomfortable realization that my weekend had already been claimed by everything except rest. I moved on autopilot. Laundry. Shower. Coffee. A half-hearted attempt at cleaning my apartment before stuffing a small overnight bag with clothes and heading to Susan’s place. When I arrived, the door swung open dramatically. “Well, well,” Jonathan said, leaning against the frame like he’d been expecting a scene. “My girlfriend arrives.” I dropped my bag and smirked. “Hey, boyfriend.” Susan burst into laughter from the couch. “Oh this is already chaotic. I should give you two space.” Jonathan placed a hand over his chest. “Please. Respect our relationship.” Susan threw a pillow at him. Jonathan had the same free spirit as his twin effortless charm, careless laughter, zero hesitation. Being around them felt light. Uncomplicated. Safe.
Last Updated: 2026-03-06
Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTDiane’s POVBy the time I got home, my body felt heavier than it should have.Not sore. Not injured. Just drained in a way sleep didn’t immediately promise to fix.I dropped my bag by the door and kicked off my shoes, barely bothering to switch on the lights. The apartment was quiet, unfamiliar after a day spent around controlled voices and measured movements. I let myself collapse onto the couch, still in my work clothes, staring at the ceiling as if it might explain what had just happened.I hadn’t done anything wrong.And yet it felt like I’d spent the entire day proving something I hadn’t volunteered to defend.I reached for my phone and called Susan before I could overthink it.“Diane!” she said immediately, like she’d been waiting. “Talk. I need details.”I laughed, tired and shaky. “I survived.”“Survived isn’t enough. Start from the beginning.”So I did.I told her about the building the cold, efficient hum of glass and steel, the way voices moved with purpose, the weight of e
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
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