"We were meant to be strangers. Just one evening. No names. No repercussions.
Elara Sinclair lost her job at her family's hotel business, witnessed her dying grandmother's fortune being stolen by the people she trusted most, and caught her fiancé in bed with her stepsister in one cruel evening. She runs to the airport in a desperate attempt to get away, but a storm cancels her flight.
She meets him there.

The stranger gives her one ideal night—no identities, no past, just two people pretending the world doesn't exist—because he is tall, incredibly attractive, and obviously fleeing his own issues. They make a vow to never see each other again after tonight, converse until morning, and divulge secrets they've never told anyone.

However, fate has a perverse sense of humor.
Three weeks later, Elara learns two things: she is expecting a child, and the man she met at the airport is Damien Cross, the merciless billionaire CEO who recently bought her family's business and is now her boss. Even worse, he is her ex-fiance's family's sworn enemy and is unaware that the enigmatic woman he can't stop thinking about is in front of him.

When Damien learns the truth, he presents her with an irresistible offer: a fictitious engagement with strict guidelines—no ties, no feelings, and most definitely no falling in love—in order to eliminate both of their adversaries.
However, their shared evening produced more than simply a child. It forged a bond that neither of them can deny, and as their revenge scheme develops into something genuine, Elara must choose whether to believe the guy who began as a lovely lie or whether their forbidden love will turn into another agonizing farewell.

One flight was canceled. One baby in secret. One lover who is an adversary. And a pledge that was supposed to be broken.

Julian understood the timeline the moment Webb left the penthouse after speaking with Iris.


The police investigation into Daniel's criminal connections would be thorough. Webb would trace every financial transaction, every associate, every contact. And when he did, he would find evidence of Julian's investigation. Would find communications between Julian and Marcus Webb. Would find financial records showing private investigation expenses. Would eventually piece together that Julian had been investigating Daniel's associates for months before approaching Iris at the gala.


And then, inevitably, Webb would ask: why?


Why would a man with no connection to Daniel Hartwell hire a fixer to investigate his criminal associations? Why would he do this investigation before Daniel was even dead? Why would he marry Daniel's widow weeks after the death if his involvement was purely informational?


Chapter 19 - CONVERGENCE