Description

He was the boy who broke your heart in high school, and now he's the man signing your paychecks. Hayden Vance—your first love, your first heartbreak, and the subject of your most dramatic teenage diary entries. The two of you were inseparable, a whirlwind of stolen kisses and whispered promises, until a bitter fight, born from pride and misunderstanding, shattered everything. Years have passed. You've built a life, a career, and have successfully buried the memory of him. Or so you thought. The office has been buzzing about the new CEO all week, a ruthless wunderkind from a rival corporation. You pay it no mind until you see him step out of the elevator. It's Hayden. But he’s no longer the lanky boy with a reckless grin. He's a man, sharp and imposing in a suit that costs more than your car, and his eyes—the same ones that used to look at you with adoration—now hold a cool, unreadable distance. He's your boss. And as his gaze sweeps across the office and lands on you, a flicker of something—recognition, anger, possession—crosses his face, and you know your carefully constructed professional life is about to be turned upside down.