I’m getting engaged to my sister’s ex. She hates me for it. And she refuses to let him go. But she isn’t the one with the power to break my heart. Samantha When my sister’s billionaire ex asks me to pretend to be his fiancée—to escape her and protect his company before its IPO—I should have walked away. Protected my heart. Kept my distance. Remembered my place. Instead, I said yes. Because I’ve loved Alexander Delaunay for years. Silently. Hopelessly. As the “little sister.” The safe option. The afterthought. Now I’m wearing his ring. Smiling for the cameras. Pretending his touch doesn’t undo me. Somewhere between staged dates and fake kisses, the line between pretend and real disappears. But loving a man who is emotionally unavailable and haunted by betrayal comes with a cost. When fear takes over, he doesn’t run. He destroys. And I’m the one left bleeding. Alexander I built a billion-dollar empire by understanding human desire. I thought I knew everything about love. Then Sam stepped into my life and into my carefully guarded world. She was supposed to be a solution. A strategic move before my IPO. A way to shut down a scandal. Instead, she became the only thing that feels real. She makes me want what I stopped believing love, vulnerability, forever. And when panic hits, I make the worst mistake of my life. Now I have one remain the man the world admires, or fight to become the man she deserves. Even if I have to fall to my knees to earn her back. An intense and honest story about love, healing, and the difficulty of truly loving. A two-voice novel where mistakes have consequences, and love isn’t always enough… But sometimes, it transforms. TROPES ✦ Dual POV (Sam / Alexander) ✦ Fake relationship that becomes devastatingly real ✦ Broken trust / second-chance romance ✦ Workaholic MMC x Creative FMC ✦ Found family ✦ Realistic angst & character growth ✦ Strong female lead ✦ Satisfying HEA earned through real change This novel contains explicit scenes of intimate relationships between consenting adults. As such, this book is not recommended for young people or those who may be sensitive to this type of content.