To escape the wedding of her backstabbing cousin and ex-boyfriend, Hazel Vance seeks oblivion at a masquerade ball. A passionate, anonymous encounter leaves her with a son, the only clue to his father a pair of striking, violet-blue eyes. Three years later, she becomes the executive assistant to Liam Sterling, an influential and notoriously difficult CEO whose gaze feels hauntingly familiar. But Liam wants nothing to do with his new assistant; he is obsessed with finding a woman who vanished into the night, the one ghost he can’t forget.

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I positioned myself on the first floor, scanning every corner with razor-sharp focus. My pulse hammered against my ribs as I caught sight of a woman slipping into the restroom like a shadow. I couldn't tell where she'd emerged from, but every instinct I'd honed over years of detective work screamed danger.


Without hesitation, I signaled Bailey, my partner whose reputation for handling scum preceded her into every interrogation room.


"Check the bathroom," I commanded, my voice low and urgent. "I'll cover the exit."


The sound of impact echoed from inside, followed by a grunt of pain. I burst through the door to find Bailey straddling a woman on the tile floor, metal cuffs already clicking into place around thin wrists.


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