The kind of control that came from years of practice at hiding weakness. Lauren was buttoning her blouse with mechanical precision. Her fingers somehow steady…
You were snoring, she announced, poking his shoulder. Really loud like a bear. Bears don’t snore, baby girl. How do you know? Have you ever…
Thank God. However, Lauren moved to her desk, pulled up something on her computer. You had access to the Frankfurt proposal as part of your…
My mother was a beautiful person before the cancer. Lauren’s expression went distant like she was looking at memories instead of the present. She believed…
They talked about favorite movies and books they’d read too many times and the specific kind of exhaustion that came from pretending to have everything…
After she left, Evan collapsed onto the couch with his laptop and reviewed the presentation materials, making notes on sections that needed refinement. But his…
Contracts pending final approval contingent on board authorization to proceed. We’re not projecting possibilities, Mr. Morrison, were presenting achievable targets based on existing commitments. Another…
I would love to see your dragon drawings. And just like that, Mia grabbed Lauren’s hand and dragged her toward the living room, chattering about…

I should not have kissed her. The moment she woke up in that hospital room, the first thing she asked was my name. The…
Their relationship had been a setup, a corporate strategy. The man she thought loved her had only been trying to get control of her company.…





