The whispers at work were brutal. I was too cold, too ambitious, too career-obsessed to ever land a man.
So, I lied.
I had a boyfriend. A devoted, charming, utterly real boyfriend.
I just⦠hadnāt met him yet.
Enter Michael Fullerāmy best friendās ridiculously attractive butler. Polished. Sharp-witted. British. Surely, he could use some extra cash? In exchange for a paycheck, heād play the part. Iād control everything. No surprises.
Easy, right?
Exceptā¦
1ļøā£ Heās infuriatingly good at this. Too good.
2ļøā£ Somehow, I keep spilling my secrets to him.
3ļøā£ And those kisses? Definitely not in the contract.
But just when I think I have him figured out, he drops a bombshell.
Michael isnāt just playing pretendāheās been hiding the biggest secret of all. And when the truth comes out?
Everything Iāve builtāmy career, my reputation, my heartācould come crashing down.
Breaking up was supposed to be easy. It was all fake, after all.
Until real life stepped in with a surprise I never saw coming⦠and walking away from him?
Might be the biggest mistake of my life.