THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE
Noelle Carter thought she left her mistakes in Santorini.
After catching her fiancé cheating, she escapes on a ten-day solo trip with no plans. Just space to breathe. That’s where she meets Roman.
No last names. No questions. That was the deal.
But Roman doesn’t feel like a mistake. He feels like clarity. They talk for hours, stay up too late, and fall into easy, consuming Sex. With him, Noelle is fearless, sharing truths she’s never spoken out loud, because it’s safe when she's never going to see him again.
When she leaves, she’s lighter. A little sad, but okay. Missing him feels harmless,after all, how much damage can a memory do?
She’s wrong.
Days later, at an event, she sees him again.
Roman Ashford. Her ex-fiancé’s estranged stepbrother.
Five years abroad, now back and looking at her like he already knows everything. Because he does.
Noelle wants to run. Roman doesn’t let her.
He remembers Santorini. Every conversation. Every touch. Every moment she let herself unravel. And he has no intention of pretending it never happened.
Within weeks, he buys her company just to keep her close.
Noelle tells herself it’s too complicated. The family tension is already fragile. Getting involved would be reckless.
She almost believes it.
Then she misses her cycle. She's not pregnant.
At a family event, Roman’s mother and Noelle’s father come face to face and it’s clear they share a past no one ever spoke about. Then someone said Roman and Noelle look… similar.
What if the problem isn’t just complicated but forbidden?
The truth unravels slowly, then all at once.
They are not related. They never were.
The reason Noelle held onto is gone.
And Roman is done waiting.