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Emilie Duval has exactly two things to her name: a mind sharp enough to outthink anyone in the room, and a bank account that can't cover next month's rent. She isn't looking for a fairy tale — she's looking for a way to keep the lights on and her family together.
Then she collides, quite literally, with Adrian Kingsley — the Governor's only son, heir to a name built on power, polish, and public perception. He was never supposed to notice a woman like her. He notices anyway.
What starts as an accident becomes an obsession neither of them can walk away from. But Adrian's world runs on appearances, alliances, and his mother's iron control — and Margaux Kingsley has already chosen who her son will marry, and it isn't a girl from the wrong side of the city.
As the Kingsley family's political ambitions collide with Adrian's heart, Emilie is forced to fight not just for love, but for her dignity, her family, and her right to exist in a world built to erase her. Adrian must decide if he's willing to burn down his mother's empire to keep her — because Margaux isn't just disapproving.
She's dangerous.
Will Adrian choose the woman who makes him human, or the throne his mother built for him? And how far will Margaux go to make sure Emilie disappears — for good?
