My best friend has waited almost twenty-one years to finally meet her dad. I'm not supposed to like this man. I'm supposed to hate him. Instead...I'm falling for him. Ashley As of yesterday, Eli Collins was just a genius, innovative tech billionaire and the most eligible man in New York. As of today, he's my best friend's dad. The man who left my best friend and her mom nearly twenty-one years ago under mysterious circumstances. And when I meet him, I know I'm in big trouble. He is beautiful. Protective. Possessive. Brilliant. He makes my heart skip a beat and my fingers ache to touch him, and the way he wraps me up in his warm embrace makes me want things I've never experienced before. He tells me the situation with his daughter is more complicated than it seems. He tells me to trust him. And I do trust him. I can't help it. But it turns out I can't help falling for him, either... Eli I've made mistakes. Hell, I've made plenty. I've spent the last two decades trying to make up for them. That's when I finally meet my daughter. I've been looking forward to this day for twenty years. Then I meet her best friend. An innocent, protective, beautiful little spitfire of a young woman. The moment I see her, I know I need to make her mine. I've never been so sure of anything in my life. I've made enough mistakes to know that letting Ashley get away would be the biggest mistake of all. I believe everything happens for a reason. It feels like my whole life, all the work I've done, all the things I've accomplished have lead me straight to Ashley. She is meant to be mine. But I can't bear to lose my daughter again. I've already lost her once before. Please enjoy this steamy novella! No cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA. xx, Lauren