Harbor City's richest man never expected to get his hands dirty. Daniel Wolff thought protests were background noise—until a masked activist with stubborn brows and a crooked grin ripped open his carefully staged event and punched a hole through his composure. She is Lailah Thomas: fierce, broke, allergic to lilies, and convinced the wealthy can never be trusted. He is Daniel: blunt, bluntly generous, and strangely obsessed with the way she fights. When a reckless rescue lands both of them in the same hospital room—faces swollen, reputations bruised—their worlds collide in a dozen inconvenient, honest ways. He buys her family’s rent, halts a chemical project linked to her neighborhood, and insists the city owes her more than apologies. She calls him patronizing and refuses to be bought. This is a bitter-sweet, fast-moving clash of classes: boardroom maneuvers, a staged CEO impersonation, public scandals, and a rival who knows how to weaponize a video. If he wants to protect her, he must learn how to dismantle his empire’s arrogance. If she wants to change the city, she must learn to trust a man who has always paid for solutions. Sparks will fly, reputations will burn—and one unexpected rescue will redraw both their lives.
13 Chapters
