Tempted

Clara Hayes never planned to step into the world of billionaires, power games, and corporate warfare. She is a driven, brilliant consultant whose career is finally on the rise until she’s assigned to work with Adrian Vale, the ruthless CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the city. Adrian Vale built his empire on control. He doesn’t hesitate. He doesn’t attach. And he never lets emotions interfere with business until Clara walks into his office and challenges every rule he lives by. Their connection is instant. Dangerous. Unwanted. As whispers begin to spread about their proximity, Adrian’s past crashes back into his present in the form of Serena Hale, his beautiful, strategic, and relentless ex-fiancée. Serena is not just a woman scorned; she is a corporate tycoon with influence powerful enough to destroy reputations and rewrite narratives. And she wants Adrian back both as a lover and as a business ally. When a public scandal erupts, Clara becomes collateral damage in a world she barely understands. Forced out of her position and stripped of her professional safety, she must decide whether to walk away from Adrian for good or risk everything for a man who thrives in control but is losing it because of her. As lust battles logic and devotion threatens destruction, Clara and Adrian find themselves trapped between power, betrayal, and a desire strong enough to ruin them both. Because in Adrian’s world, love is not a refuge. It is a war.