I never meant to coach a growly billionaire through fake-dating hell—let alone fake-marriage mayhem.
Noah Thomas? He’s Manhattan’s most intimidating control freak, allergic to charm, deadlines, and everything warm and soft—like me.
The deal was simple: teach him to look like he cares before his grandmother’s birthday gala, save my crumbling reputation, and maybe keep my old neighborhood safe from his vulture cousin.
What’s not simple? The way he listens when no one else does, how his hands sometimes shake before he touches me, or how pretending to love him doesn’t feel like pretending anymore.
I teach him to flirt; he teaches me what trust should look like—then, just as I finally, recklessly fall for the last man I should trust, I find out he plans to vanish and leave us all behind.
If I fight for him now, I risk everything—including my heart and the only home I’ve ever known.
