The Billionaire’s Reluctant Lover

Callie Prescott is broke, out of leads, and certain the answer to Ava’s disappearance lives behind the iron gates of the Knight Estate. Xavier Knight—billionaire heir, ruthless fixer, headline magnet—offers her a bargain: play his fake lover to drown out press leaks, and he’ll use his access to help her find Ava.

High-society galas. Watchful cameras. Velvet-rope rooms where power trades in favors and fear. The deeper Callie digs, the more she realizes Ava didn’t just stumble into trouble—she got close enough to threaten the Knights’ inner circle, and someone is determined to keep her silent.

Xavier keeps Callie close to “protect” her. He also keeps her close because she’s starting to matter. Their arrangement turns combustible, and desire becomes its own weapon—one that could expose them both.

To save her sister, Callie must survive the man she can’t trust, the enemy she can’t predict, and a scandal that could burn an empire to the ground.