Avery Quinn has always survived by a hair—until the day ruthless strategy titan Nathan Sterling fires her, tears apart her career, and unknowingly leaves her with nowhere to sleep. Her only ally? Alpha, the dog she walks… who happens to belong to Nathan.
One humiliating elevator disaster, a midnight rescue, and an impossible second chance later, Avery finds herself living under her boss’s roof and fighting for a place at Manhattan’s most powerful consulting firm. Nathan is cold, brilliant, and strictly off-limits. But every lesson turns into temptation, every argument sparks jealousy, and every accidental touch threatens to expose the secret neither of them can afford.
Then one forbidden night changes everything. By morning, desire has become a dangerous game of pride, power, and betrayal. With a charming rival closing in, enemies plotting her downfall, and Nathan offering money instead of the words she longs to hear, Avery must decide: was she merely a reckless mistake—or the one woman capable of bringing New York’s most untouchable man to his knees?
She came to conquer the city. She never expected to become the prize.
