LOGINAt twenty-four, Seraphina Vale wants nothing more than a fresh start and a successful career. Becoming the executive secretary to Caelric Veyron, a cold and powerful billionaire CEO, seems like the perfect opportunity. Caelric is everything she expects from a man at the top: demanding, controlled, wealthy, and nearly impossible to impress. He has no interest in relationships, and Seraphina has no intention of becoming involved with her boss. Then she meets his five-year-old son, Zephyr. Unlike his father, Zephyr doesn't believe in keeping his feelings hidden. From their very first meeting, he decides Seraphina is exactly what his little family needs. He quickly appoints himself her protector, constantly finding reasons for her to spend time with his father and creating opportunities for the two of them to grow closer. What begins as an ordinary professional relationship slowly becomes something neither Seraphina nor Caelric can ignore. Caelric finds himself smiling more, working less, and looking forward to seeing the woman who was supposed to be nothing more than his secretary. Seraphina discovers that beneath his cold CEO exterior is a devoted father with a heart she never expected to reach. But falling for her boss comes with risks. She is his employee. He is her billionaire CEO. And Zephyr has already decided they belong together. As Caelric struggles between protecting his company, his heart, and his son's happiness, Seraphina must decide whether she is willing to risk her career for a love she never expected. Because she was hired to manage the CEO's schedule. She never expected his son to choose her. And she certainly never expected the billionaire himself to choose her too.
View MoreBy four o'clock, I had managed to complete most of my work without thinking about Caelric's final remark.*Perhaps not when it comes to you, either.*Unfortunately, the sentence had settled into my mind and refused to leave.I had reviewed two contracts, rescheduled a meeting, answered seventeen emails, and prepared a briefing for the following morning. I had even corrected a financial summary that one of the department heads had submitted with three different figures for the same expense.Yet every time I reached for my pen, I remembered the way Caelric had looked at me in the conference room.It was becoming a professional hazard.My phone rang.“Seraphina!” Zephyr announced before I could even say hello. “Are you finished working?”“Almost. Why?”“Because Daddy said he would take us for ice cream, but he has been in his office for a very long time.”I glanced at the clock.“Have you asked him whether he's ready?”“Yes. He said five minutes ago.”“And how long ago was that?”“Twenty
By eight the following morning, I had already rejected three outfits.The first looked too casual for a board meeting. The second made me feel as though I were attending a funeral. The third was perfectly appropriate until I remembered that Caelric's uncle had challenged my position, and I suddenly wanted to look like someone who could dismantle an argument without raising her voice.I settled on a fitted navy-blue dress, a cream blazer, and simple heels.Professional. Confident. Unapologetically myself.My phone buzzed as I fastened my watch.**CAELRIC:** The car will be outside in ten minutes.I typed a response.**ME:** I can get to the office myself.His reply arrived almost immediately.**CAELRIC:** I know.Then another message appeared.**CAELRIC:** I would still prefer to see you before the board tries to ruin our morning.I smiled despite myself.**ME:** Is that a professional request from my employer?**CAELRIC:** Absolutely. I need my calendar organized, my documents prepare
By the time I arrived at Caelric's residence the following evening, I had decided on three things.First, I would not spend another night surrounded by old documents and people who spoke in riddles.Second, I would not allow the mystery surrounding Elara Veyron to consume every part of my life.And third, I would behave like a normal employee visiting her employer's home.That last decision lasted approximately four seconds.The front door opened, and Zephyr came flying down the hallway in his blue pajamas.“Seraphina!”I barely had time to bend before he wrapped his arms around my waist.“Careful, little man.” I laughed, steadying him. “Are you expecting someone important?”“You!”He pulled back, looking personally offended by my question.“Daddy said you might come, but he didn't know when. So I waited.”“You waited all evening?”“Not all evening.” He considered this carefully. “I ate dinner first. Then I waited.”I glanced toward the staircase, where Caelric stood with one hand res
I read the final message until the words began to blur.**AND YOUR MOTHER KNOWS WHICH CHILD HE FAILED TO SAVE.**The room seemed colder than before. My fingers closed around the pendant, pressing its engraved symbol into my palm as if the small piece of silver could somehow explain what I had just learned.Two children.My father had faced a choice between two children, and according to the stranger, he had failed to save one of them.I wanted to reject the message as manipulation. I wanted to believe the sender had taken a fragment of my father's history and twisted it into something cruel. But the photograph of his handwritten letter remained on the screen, its ink and familiar signature impossible to dismiss.“Turn it off,” Caelric said.Darian glanced at him. “The channel?”“The incoming messages. We've seen enough for tonight.”“I agree,” I said before Darian could respond. “No more communication until we know what we're dealing with.”Darian disabled the restricted channel and d












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