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Chapter 1: Starting Over Two months later, Emma and Liam were trying. No headlines. No secrets. No assistants sneaking glances. Just quiet mornings, shared breakfasts, and the clumsy, awkward dance of figuring each other out again. Emma moved into a sunlit loft in Tribeca, close—but not too close—to Liam. They agreed: they needed space to … Read more

Chapter 1: Six Weeks Later Emma never thought she’d find peace in chaos—but somehow, she did. She left Saxon Media. Moved in with her college roommate in Brooklyn. Got a freelance job writing human-interest stories for an independent magazine. It paid half as much, but gave her something Liam never could— Control. And yet, every … Read more

Chapter 1: The File Emma sat frozen at her desk, eyes locked on the screen. The file had accidentally popped open while she was compiling pitch reports. At least… she thought it was an accident. A woman’s name appeared—Clara Welles.A terminated employee. A payout. A nondisclosure agreement. And Liam’s signature at the bottom of it … Read more

Chapter 1: From Cornfields to Concrete Emma Carter stepped out of the cab and looked up. New York City—loud, massive, and unforgiving. It was nothing like her sleepy hometown of Willow Creek, Nebraska, where the loudest noise was usually a tractor backfiring. But this was where dreams came true—or crashed and burned. She adjusted her … Read more