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Rebecca "Bex" Callaghan wants a quiet life-tech contracts, true crime shows, and enough sarcasm to keep strangers at arm's length. But when she crosses paths with Derek Ashford-a razor-sharp executive with impossible suits and a son who doesn't speak to anyone but her-quiet becomes a luxury she can't afford. What begins as a favor spirals into something layered, sharp-edged, and not at all casual. Derek plays to win. Bex refuses to be played. But neither of them expected how quickly a six-year-old boy would bind them to something that feels like home. As tensions rise around Derek's business empire and past secrets pull at Bex's carefully built life, she's forced to choose: disappear like she always has, or stay where things might actually matter. She wasn't looking for belonging. She wasn't looking for love. But they didn't stand a chance once she chose them, even there wasn't ever a choice.
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