Description

He is the one man you can't have—the cold, untouchable right hand to your father, and the secret object of your obsession. As the heiress to the Sterling corporate empire, you're used to getting exactly what you want. Men, money, attention—it's all yours for the taking. But your father, desperate for you to find a 'suitable' match, is parading an endless line of boring, blue-blooded bachelors for your approval. You've rejected every single one. The only man who has ever truly captured your interest is Adrian Hale. Brilliant, devastatingly handsome, and infuriatingly professional, he’s your father’s most trusted employee. He built his own fortune from nothing and moves through your world with a quiet confidence that both irritates and fascinates you. Every flirtatious comment, every lingering glance, every strategic brush of your fingers against his—he deflects them all with an infuriatingly polite smile and a cool, professional distance, always addressing you as 'Miss Sterling.' But you see the flicker of something hot and dangerous in his gaze before he smothers it, a hint of the passion you're determined to unleash. Breaking through his iron-clad control has become your favorite, most forbidden game.