Some fires burn too hot to extinguish. And some lies are too big to escape
Renée
I hated him from the moment I met him.
Now I’m drowning in him.
Javier Densmore is a nightmare wrapped in a tailored suit—arrogant, ruthless, and infuriatingly irresistible. His name tastes like venom on my tongue, and he’s the reason my patience has an expiration date. Men like him are the kind you survive by avoiding.
But fate had other plans.
I ended up working for him, sparring with him, and worst of all… wanting him.
One reckless night shattered the rules.
One desperate deal made it worse.
Now he’s my fake boyfriend, and I’m trapped in a dangerous game with the man who makes me want to scream—in more ways than one.
His touch feels like a lie, his smile a trap, and yet… it’s my heart that keeps betraying me.
The lies are easy.
It’s the truth that’s killing me.
Because pretending to love Javier Densmore was never the problem.
Realizing I might not be pretending at all—that’s where it all falls apart.
Javier
I never believed in fate.
But then there was her.
Renée Margot is everything I shouldn’t want—defiant, sharp-tongued, and impossible to control. She’s the chaos I didn’t see coming, the distraction I can’t afford. I should’ve kept my distance. But I didn’t. Because beneath all that defiance, she’s addictive. And I’m nothing if not a man with an addiction for things that destroy me.
And this time, fate played right into my hands. One Lie.
And I’m pretending to be her boyfriend, but I’m the last man she should trust.
The thing about lies? They don’t just burn.
They ignite—and this one’s going up in flames.
She thinks she can hate me without falling for me.
She thinks she can play this game and not get burned.
She’s wrong.
Because the moment she became mine, hate was never an option.
