Jelly
Moving into the sprawling Grey estate was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, Cassie feels like she is stepping right back into a cage. Still carrying the deep scars of past domestic violence, she lives in constant terror that her mother's new husband, billionaire Garrett Grey, will turn out to be just like her abusive former stepfather. To make matters worse, she arrives completely shattered after catching her boyfriend and her best friend sleeping together behind her back.
Guarded and bitterly isolated, Cassie vows to protect her heart and never trust anyone ever again. But her resolve is instantly tested by Alex Grey, Garrett's cold and calculating son. Burdened by his father's suffocating expectations, Alex assumes Cassie and her mother are simple gold diggers, making his hostility painfully clear. Making things worse is Alex's ruthless mother, Victoria, who is locked in a bitter divorce with Garrett and uses visiting her son as an excuse to terrorize the new family while hiding dark secrets of her own.
Just as Cassie tries to keep her head down, a dangerous shadow from her past catches up to her. Threatening to expose a dark secret that could ruin everything her mother fought for, Cassie is forced into a desperate arrangement with her hostile stepbrother. Alex will use his vast power to protect her, but in exchange, she must bow to his strict terms.
What starts as a bitter deal for survival soon spirals into an intense secret affair born of raw tension and hidden wounds. Surrounded by toxic lies, corporate warfare, and dangerous enemies, will their secret deal save them, or will it burn their entire world to the ground?
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