The Scandalous Step Siblings: First Enemies, Then Lovers
BLURB :
BREAKING: Popular love song Musician Kai Rhodes Involved in Serious Automotive accident.
My heart, which had been beating steadily with the purpose of The Crusader, suddenly lurched and stalled. I frantically clicked the alert.
The article was a bare-bones summary, but the key was buried deep: Sources confirmed the accident occurred approximately one week ago, and his team has been desperately trying to suppress the news. The severity, which includes a serious, career-threatening injury, has finally leaked due to pressure from his major sponsors.
It wasn’t a fresh accident; it was a crisis that had just become public. His team had lost control.
I felt a sudden, sickening jolt… not of grief, but of something far colder and more professional. The Critic immediately recognized the opportunity.
This wasn’t just traffic; it was a phenomenon. This was the kind of explosive exclusive that could secure my foundation’s future tonight.
The thought sent a jolt of exhilaration, a dark, professional thrill that instantly made the idea of a simple “dick appointment” tomorrow feel small and dull.
Before I could even process the professional implications, a new, more specific, more focused email notification chimed on my main computer screen.
The subject line was simply: RE: Kai Rhodes Coverage.
The sender was Ethan Cole.
Thirty days of servitude as the personal assistant to the world’s most damaged rock star: Kai Rhodes, her entitled, hostile step-brother, whom she has publicly skewered for five years. Kai is a furious, wounded wreck since his mysterious accident, and he’s trapped on a luxury tour bus with Anya, the one woman who embodies everything he hates.
And, when the contract ends, one of them will fall. Which price will Anya ultimately pay: the price of silence, or the price of truth?