LOGINOne impulsive kiss in Paris was supposed to be a harmless lie. Desperate to silence her arrogant ex, petite Asia grabs the nearest stranger, Ruthless Billionaire oil tycoon Eden Gregory. She claims him as her fiance for the moment. She never imagined that he'd play along, or even told her to keep the pretense ongoing. Back in New York and fighting for survival, Asia lands a high paying job at a prestigious baby products company,by pretending to be a happily married mother. But on her first day, the new boss walks in and it's Eden Gregory. Now he's determined to make her pay for running away that night.
View More~~~Asia's POV~~~By the time I got downstairs, George was still there.Which surprised me.Not because he was waiting.Because he looked like he hadn't moved.The lobby bustled around him in the usual afternoon chaos. Employees came and went through the revolving doors. Phones rang behind reception. Security greeted visitors. Yet George stood near one of the large windows overlooking the street, hands shoved into his pockets, staring outside like he'd forgotten where he was.For a moment, I simply watched him.The bouquet was over, at least.Thank God.Small victories.I walked toward him, my heels clicking softly against the polished floor."George."He turned immediately.Something crossed his face.Relief maybe.Gone too quickly for me to be sure."Hey."I stopped beside him.The city stretched beyond the glass behind us, traffic moving steadily through the afternoon while sunlight reflected off nearby buildings.Neither of us spoke right away.The silence wasn't uncomfortable exac
Eden's POV"Do you think people can care about someone and still make them feel trapped?"The question followed me all the way back to my office.I shut the door behind me and dropped the Henderson file onto my desk.Then stood there.Staring at absolutely nothing.Because somehow, after everything that had happened over the past few weeks, that single question was the one thing I couldn't stop thinking about.I loosened my tie slightly and sank into my chair.First I walk into her office and find her husband standing beside her desk with enough flowers to supply a wedding venue.Then five minutes later she's asking me if someone can care about a person and still make them feel trapped.The timing wasn't exactly subtle.I leaned back slowly.Maybe she was talking about George.Maybe.But another possibility had been irritating me ever since I left her office.What if she meant me?The thought settled heavily in my chest.Because if I was being honest with myself.and I generally hated
Asia's POVThe second George walked around my desk, I knew I was in trouble.Not actual trouble.The complicated kind.The kind that made guilt settle heavily in your stomach because someone was trying to be kind and all you wanted was space."You don't have to carry everything yourself."His hand rested lightly against my shoulder.Friendly and supportive gesture.I guess?At least it should have felt normal.Instead, my entire body went strangely stiff. I hated that because George wasn't doing anything wrong.Not really.He wasn't grabbing me.Wasn't yelling.Wasn't demanding anything.Yet lately every interaction felt loaded with something neither of us was saying out loud.I opened my mouth, trying to find a response that wouldn't hurt his feelings.Trying to find a way to explain that gratitude and affection weren't the same thing.That just because he'd helped me didn't mean I belonged to him.But before I could say anything the office door opened.Neither of us looked immediate
Asia's POVTWO DAYS AFTER PARISBy ten o'clock, I had already regretted coming back to work.Not because of the workload.I loved work.Work made sense.Numbers made sense.But somehow, I was still overwhelmed with everything that has happened and what led me to this job in the first place.I stared at the quarterly reports on my screen while accomplishing absolutely nothing.The cursor blinked at me, mocking me.Twenty five emails remained unanswered.Two meetings sat on my calendar.And I'd reread the same paragraph six times without absorbing a single word.Pathetic.A knock sounded against my office door."Come in."The door opened.Sarah, one of the assistants, stepped inside carrying a folder."Good morning." I smiledShe hesitated. “Good morning.”That sounded forced.I wasn't prepared for the next thing Sarah was about to say"There's a man asking to see you."A man?Please don't be"George, he said his name is George."“Your husband.” Her eyes narrowed.I brought my head down
Asia's POVTHREE DAYS AFTERThe kidnappers had given me two weeks. Two crazy weeks to come up with $30,000 or they’d start sending pieces of my mother.My sister had borrowed from dangerous people,disappeared,and left me holding the bag like always.Mom was just the bait.I dropped onto the couch,
Eden’s POVWhat the fuck just happened?I stood in the master cabin of my yacht, chest rising and falling hard, wearing nothing but my shorts, the taste of Asia still lingering on my lips like something addictive I hadn’t gotten enough of.The room still felt charged.The sheets were twisted beneat
Asia's POVThe elevator ride back up to the penthouse felt ten times longer than the ride down. We had just finished dinner with Monroe and Chanel.“Not bad for the first round. You didn’t freeze up completely.”I let out a shaky breath and stepped away, putting some distance between us. “Monroe
Asia's POVMy heart slammed so hard against my chest. The stranger’s arm stayed locked around my waist, firm, unyielding. His body heat seeped into my side,solid,overwhelming, impossible to ignore.Up close, he smelled expensive. Clean. Dangerous.It made my skin prickle.I kept the act going, for






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