LOGINShe built her company from nothing. He built an empire out of breaking others. When eco-tech CEO Elena Grant wakes up to headlines announcing a hostile takeover, she swears she'll never let billionaire tycoon Damian Cross steal more than her business. But the board has other plans: to save the company, they must co-lead for six months. Forced into late-night strategy sessions, high-stakes investor retreats, and press conferences where their smiles are as sharp as their words, Elena and Damian discover a dangerous attraction simmering beneath their rivalry. But Damian has secrets-ones that could destroy Elena's reputation and everything she's fought for. And in a world where deals are signed in ink but sealed behind closed doors, passion may cost them more than either can afford. Enemies. Partners. Lovers? In business, there are rules. In love, there's only risk.
View MoreElena's POVMorning came quietly - too quietly for what had happened.I woke up in Damian's bed, the sheets warm and tangled around my legs, the taste of last night still clinging to my lips. Skin flushed. Muscles sore. Heart full - and annoyingly attached.I stretched, letting memories flood through me.The heat of Damian's breath against my throat.The rough marble of the kitchen counter beneath my spine.The way he'd whispered my name - low, fractured, like it cost him something.Elena.Like I was a secret. A sin. A sin he was never letting go of.Except-When I turned, I found him already awake.Sitting at the edge of the bed. Fully dressed. Back to me.And he wasn't smiling."Damian?" I said, voice soft from sleep - and maybe a little hope.He didn't answer right away.But when he did...It wasn't what I expected."I feel like last night happened," he said slowly, hands clasped in front of him, jaw tight. "But I can't prove it did."I blinked."What?"He turned to me then - and t
Elena's POVI didn't bother knocking. I didn't care.My heart was hammering so hard against my ribs I thought it might split. The closer I got to his door, the more the heat in my chest grew - a toxic mix of jealousy, betrayal, anger, and something worse:Longing.I walked straight in. No greeting. No hesitation.Damian was in his living room, shirt halfway unbuttoned, sleeves rolled up, as though he belonged to some magazine spread. He looked up, startled - but something else flickered in his eyes.Something like recognition.I walked toward him. Every step steady, even though my insides were shaking.He opened his mouth. "Elena-"I didn't let him finish. I reached up, grabbed his collar, and crashed my mouth against his, hard, immediate, and utterly devoid of gentleness. It was a demand, a confession, and an accusation all rolled into one desperate, consuming action. I used the pressure of my body against his, pouring every ounce of the week's fury, confusion, and longing into the
Damian's POVThe office smelled of leather, polished wood, and ambition - but the scent didn't mask the tension. Not for me. Not today.Rachael had been gone for barely twenty-four hours, yet the quiet was deafening. Her desk was pristine, sterile almost, like she had never been there. Every pen, every notebook, every little paperweight that had a story was gone. And with it, the warmth, the spark, the chaos she brought to my life.I slammed my briefcase down on the desk, ignoring the clack that echoed in the near-empty office. This wasn't a petty annoyance. This was war. Elena had dared to take her from me - dared to think she could control the tides of desire I had for Rachael.I leaned back, rubbing my face with both hands. Calm, Damian. Strategic, Damian. But the ache in my chest betrayed me.I opened my laptop and pulled up her schedule. HR had promised it was "temporary," but I didn't trust them. Not when Elena's fingerpri
Damian's POVThe office smelled faintly of coffee and fear - though not my fear. Someone else's.Rachael's desk had been moved. That much I noticed the instant I stepped in. The chair was empty. Her things... gone. A note, crisply folded, sat where her planner used to be: "Temporarily transferred for project management - HR."I didn't even need to read between the lines. I knew exactly who had orchestrated this. Elena.I slammed my briefcase onto my desk, the sound sharp enough to make the few early birds in the office flinch. My pulse thudded in my ears - not from stress, not entirely - from fury.She thought she could take Rachael from me. Thought she could remove the one person who made me feel again without me noticing.I sank into my chair, gripping the edge, jaw tight. My mind was a warzone. Every scenario, every conversation I could have, ran like a loop. I could see her smug smile already. "Let's see how he ha
Damian's POVIt started out innocent-at least, it was supposed to be.Rachael had come over with a blanket, two cups of hot chocolate, and that mischievous grin that made it impossible to say no. We'd planned to watch a movie, just something light to unwind after the long, e
Elena's POVThe morning after the restaurant, I told myself I wouldn't care.I told myself I'd walk into the office, smile, and handle the day like it was any other.But the moment I stepped into the building and saw them - Damian at his desk, Rachael standing beside him with a stack of files - I f
Damian's POVI didn't plan to take her out.At least, that's what I told myself.It was supposed to be dinner. Work talk. Numbers and contracts and "thank you for your effort" - the kind of polite thing a boss says to his assistant after she pulls three consecutive all-nighters.But the moment Rach
Damian's POVSleep didn't come easily.Elena's words from dinner still echoed in my head - "Maybe you shouldn't have let me think I still mattered."That sentence had weight. It sat in my chest like a stone.I'd tried to distract myself with work, with the en






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