Description
❝You can't reset the game and expect a different ending after you've played me.❞ **** Emily James is one disaster away from losing it all. Being a struggling photographer in New York City isn't glamorous-it's a grind of low-paying gigs and mounting debt. Her dreams of making it big are slipping further away, overshadowed by the reality of bills she can't pay. Enter Alexander Wolfe. CEO. Cold. Untouchable. At least, that's what everyone says. When Emily accidentally spills champagne on him at a high-profile event, she thinks she's just ruined her last shot at a break. But instead of disaster, Alexander offers her a deal: he needs a fake fiancé to take over the family business before his siblings get their hands on it, and in exchange, he'll erase her debts and secure her financial future. The rules are simple: be his adoring partner for a few months, play the part, and everything she's ever wanted will be within reach. But nothing about Alexander is simple. Beneath the icy exterior, Emily discovers layers she didn't expect-kindness where there should be cruelty, vulnerability where there should be power. What started as a business deal starts to feel dangerously real. The more time she spends with him, the harder it becomes to keep pretending. In a world full of lies and hidden agendas, can Emily risk falling for a man who may never truly be hers? WORD COUNT: [70,000-80,000]
Chapter One: The Masks We Wear
