She was supposed to break.
After a toxic relationship, addiction, and hitting rock bottom, Charlotte is trying to rebuild her life-one fragile piece at a time. Rehab was only the beginning. Staying clean, staying strong, and learning who she is without the chaos? That's the real fight.
The last thing she needs is complication.
Enter Alexander Montgomery-powerful CEO, controlled, dangerous in a way that has nothing to do with violence and everything to do with the way he looks at her. He wasn't supposed to matter. He was just her ex's boss.
But Alex sees her.
Not the broken girl she's trying to outrun. Not the mess she's terrified she still is. He sees her strength. Her fire. Her.
And once he does... he doesn't look away.
What starts as concern turns into something deeper. Something consuming. Something neither of them is prepared for.
Because Charlotte is still healing.
And Alex? He doesn't do love.
But some things aren't meant to be resisted.
And some people... you don't just want.
You crave them.