All Chapters of Scandal And Seduction : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

CHAPTER ONE | NUDES ON SHOWDAHLIA HAYES“You haven't seen it, have you?”The sound of my secretary’s voice pulled me away from my deep focus on the case files. My brows furrowed in irritation. She knew better than to interrupt me when I was in the middle of a life-changing case.“This isn't the time to gossip, Lara. The case against King Enterprises is a big opportunity for our firm to—”She dropped her phone on my desk, right in front of me. My gaze shifted from the letters on the file to the glaring image on her phone screen.I picked it up hurriedly, gripping it tightly. “No. No. No. This can't be,” I murmured.My heart thundered in my chest, my mouth fell open in disbelief, and my hands trembled. “This must be a mistake. He was only supposed to see it. No one else was meant to.” My voice came out shaky and uneven.“Who alone was meant to see the images? I thought you knew better than this, Dahlia. You’ve handled so many cases like this.”Her words blurred into nothing. My eyes

CHAPTER THREE | THE DEVIL IN A SUITDAHLIA HAYESI knew who Alec King was. Everybody in town knew him.He was the CEO of King Enterprises. After his father’s death, he took over the family business and multiplied the company’s net worth tenfold in a single year. Alec was the richest man in the city, and one of the wealthiest on the continent.But his wealth wasn’t the only reason people talked about him. His looks did the rest. Alec King could easily be described as God’s favorite creation. Coffee-brown hair always styled to perfection, a chiseled jaw, and sharp green eyes…green as a spring forest. His body was the kind that could make any woman drop to her knees and worship. One look at him, and you could tell God was showing off.“Alec King?” I mumbled, unsure.“Yes, darling?” he answered.Panic slid through me. Alec King wasn’t a stranger; he was my number-one enemy. He was the man I’d been trying to bring down before the scandal ruined my career.Someone of influence had filed a c

CHAPTER FIVE | THE BARGAIN DAHLIA HAYESI froze, his words lingering in the air long after he said them. They were heavy, powerful, dangerous, and tempting. His offer was everything anyone would expect me to not just want but desperately need. He promised me revenge, redemption, and desire, all at once.Anyone else would have jumped at the offer, but I wasn’t anyone. I was Dahlia Hayes.Playing it safe was the only thing that had kept me alive this long, and I wasn’t about to change that for a bargain with the devil.“I’m sorry, Alec. I don’t roll that way.” With one last look at him, I sighed and walked toward the door.After a few steps, my feet paused on their own. Memories of everything that had happened over the past few days came rushing back, whispering doubts into my mind.Was playing it safe really worth it? What had I actually gained by playing safe?I’d always followed the rules. In college, while everyone else was having fun and making memories, I was buried in my books.