Description

He was paid to be your perfect boyfriend, a secret that shatters your world when you overhear the truth. For years, you harbored a secret crush on your older brother's best friend, Caleb Kane. He was always there—handsome, charming, and completely out of reach. Six months ago, the impossible happened. He finally saw you, held you, and made you feel like the center of his universe. But the dream becomes a nightmare at a summer barbecue when you overhear a hushed conversation: your brother paid Caleb to date you, all to 'boost your confidence.' Now, every memory is tainted, every sweet word a potential lie. Caleb swears his feelings became real, that he fell for you long before you found out, but how can you trust him? The man who built you up is the very one who broke your heart, and he'll do anything to prove his love wasn't just part of the deal.