He’s her arrogant boss. She’s his biggest headache. Neither expected to become family... or to fall this hard. Stella Blake is on a mission—climb the corporate ladder, crush her goals, and definitely not fall for the insufferable CEO standing in her way. Rhysand King is cold, controlling, and the kind of man who doesn’t take “no” for an answer—especially not from the fiery new exec shaking up his boardroom. But when a high-stakes merger throws them into close quarters—and an even bigger bombshell reveals their parents are about to say “I do”—their sizzling power struggle turns dangerously intimate. She can’t stand him. He doesn’t trust her. Too bad forbidden has never felt so right. Office tension turns into stolen kisses. Family dinners turn into secret glances. And just when they think it couldn’t get more complicated—secrets unravel, and hearts are put on the line. Enemies. Step-siblings. Lovers? In this scandalously addictive grumpy boss, enemies-to-lovers romance, get ready for boardroom battles, slow-burn heat, and a forbidden love story that breaks all the rules. One bed. Zero boundaries. And absolutely no chance of coming out unscathed.
View MoreBridgette“Ms Hayes, the meeting is about to start, we are waiting for your go ahead”Jennifer, my secretary stood just outside my door with a big pile of files waiting for my answer, her eyes focused on me while I sat dumbfounded for a while.My nails hurt from my pulling, but I ignored it, my mind buzzing with scenes, both fictional and real, each one focused on just one person.Rhysand Warner.His eyes, his lips. The way his arms had wrapped around me, it felt good, right?This was wrong.“Ms Hayes?” She called, her face, one of confusion, “Is everything all right?”I broke away from my thoughts and unfurled my hands, raising my head to stare at her, “Yes Jenny, just a bit tired.”She nodded her head, although she didn't look convinced, “Do you want me to postpone the meeting? We can always do it another day—”I shook my head, stopping her words, “There'll be no need for that…do you know who else will be present? At the meeting I mean.”She scrunched her brows before stepping into
Ryhsand's POV At the sight of the name on my screen, my annoyance at being interrupted fizzled into guilt.“Fuck!” I'd forgotten about him.At the thought, another message popped up.Payne in the Arse: Baby did you forget about me?As usual, she was spot on. I exhaled, loudly brushing my hair away from my eyes. Aaron was right, I needed to cut it off, the sooner the better.I pushed away from the bed and towards the closet. Today just kept getting better and better, I sighed again, pulling on a pair of jeans and a dark blue polo shirt.A new message popped up and I didn't bother to look through it, eighty-nine percent sure it was from Payne asking for attention.“The girls who are this idiot, die-hard fans should see him now, they'd be so embarrassed.” I sneered, slipping into a pair of dark boots, the thought put a smile on my face, and for a second, I had the thought to post our chat online, anonymously of course.Payne Vernick, known to the world as VERN, was a global sensation—pl
Ryhsand's POVWhy did I do that? I thought, as my leg carried me out of the kitchen and towards my room, ignoring the shocked stare I was sure Bridgette was currently throwing at me.The move was dismissive, my actions stupid, I knew, but still I couldn't curb the fumes of annoyance spreading through my chest like wildfire.I couldn't understand why I was feeling this way, well maybe I did. Maybe it was the way she dismissed me, the way she grew cold towards me like she wanted the kiss we shared a few hours ago to be forgotten, like smoke. Like It never happened.Not that I wanted it to. Who would want that? She wasn't even a good kisser, I scoffed, turning towards my room door. ‘Lies’ a tiny voice in my head sounded out. Exhaling tightly I brushed my fingers through my hair, my nails caught beneath its tangles.“Maybe it's time you went for a cut.” Aaron voiced out, stopping me, I turned to find him leaning towards the door leading to his office, an amused smile on his lips.“I'm no
Rhysand's pov.At first, I felt stiff as I watched Bridgette and Sandra's fight get more intense in every blink of an eye. Sandra was so impatient to even hear an explanation from neither me nor Bridgette, and Bridgette– she was not willing to give any. I took to my heels and grabbed Bridgette by the arm. Sandra saw a clear spot to land her attack, but I happened to be faster; her hand clashed against mine, and then, her gaze, burning with fury, landed on me. “It's making sense now," Sandra's voice cut through the silence and I could not help but tilt my head sideways. “What is?" A small smile appeared on her face but I was not giving in to that. “What the fuck is making sense?!" I saw her take a step back in what seemed to be more of shock than fear. “Rhysand?”It was Bridgette speaking, but her words barely registered. My focus was locked on Sandra, and I had no intention of looking away.“Why don’t you take a look around and tell me—does any of this make sense to you?” but befo
Rhysand's POV Another hectic day at the office and the continuous urge to stretch my leg had become irresistible, and I rose to my feet with a sigh that played a crucial role in relieving me of the stress I had been under long before now. Ah! That reminds me… the files I needed to get from Bridgette. As I strode through the hallway, it felt colder than it normally does. For days now, I've been having these thoughts, I won't call them feelings. No. As much as I tried to shake off what was going on in my head, it kept on replaying again like it was the unlike charges of a magnet, but here comes the difference, even when I think about it, it still replays in my head. Brighter. More evident. A small smile appeared on my face as I stood at the front of the door of Bridgette's office. A knock followed but no answer. “Fuck you!" The next thing that followed was a loud crash which made me kick the door open without a second thought.It was Bridgette's Ex-boyfriend. My gaze darted aroun
Bridgette’s POV Knock! Knock! I looked to see Jenny, my secretary. “Someone’s here for you.” She said as she looked worried about me. I knew that look!. Oh I knew it! Whenever Jenny came to my office, it was normal to think that something was wrong. Because something always was.. I felt that way because the last time she called, it was my abusive father that was there. He came and harassed me so much that my boss came and rescued me from that situation, with a strict warning to my father never to come anywhere close to me again, and if he did, he’d get him arrested again. “I’m so sorry for that” he said softly I smiled as I recalled Rhys saying to me. I hated how much I had to stress Rhys and for him to see me like that, it was so embarrassing. Oh God! What was I doing? I wasn't going to let that man ruin my life again. My mental health was very important for this job if I really wanted to keep it. I picked up my pill bottle from my left hand drawer and popped a few in
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