He wasnāt always this rich. This hot. This difficult.
Aaric Christos was a guy who protected me. Wanted me. Maybe even loved me.
That man is gone.
In his place is the most powerful real estate tycoon in the city.
Heās a cold, ruthless, aggressive businessman.
The only one who can save me and my startup from ruin.
It takes every ounce of courage to put my pride aside and ask for his help.
I didnāt expect him to offer it easily.
And he doesnāt.
Instead, he vets me harder than heās vetted anyone.
Donāt invest in what you donāt know, he says.
Heās assessing every piece of me, to the point Iāve never felt so bare.
I yearn for the boy I once knew, whose touch once craved me.
Putting it all on the line will be worth it, I tell myself.
Until I realizeātoo lateāthat some risks are not worth taking.
*A sexy new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katy Evans.