She came home to reclaim what was stolen: a ruined family, a brother who no longer remembers, and a ledger that names one man first. He spent five years burning everything that reminded him of her—women, deals, reputation—until the day she walked back into his life and ruined his carefully cultivated grief. Cheryl Almeida is tired, broke, and dangerous when she steps into Cooper King's birthday party to demand the brother he mocks. What she doesn't expect is to be humiliated, arrested, hired, and propositioned—all in the span of a single night. Cooper owns her family's company and the grudge that led to their ruin. He also keeps secrets deep enough to have killed for. One bargain changes everything: Cheryl becomes Cooper’s assistant and “companion” in exchange for protection and a chance to reopen the fight for GrandHold. She accepts—but with a plan. For one year she will be his, play his rules, and use the inside to claw back her family’s name. He says she’s a conquest. She says she’s a threat. A game of power, sex, and calculated revenge begins. Who will be the last one standing when the ledger is exposed—and whose heart will be collateral damage?
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