Three years ago, Hazel Vance made a choice that changed everything. One night of passion with a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball left her with more than just memories—it left her with a son whose rare violet-blue eyes are a constant reminder of the father she'll never find.

Now a struggling single mother, Hazel desperately needs the executive assistant position at Sterling Group. The salary could finally give her two-year-old Leo the life he deserves. But her new boss, CEO Liam Sterling, is nothing like she expected.

Demanding, brilliant, and devastatingly handsome, Liam has a reputation for being impossible to work for. Most assistants don't last a week. When Hazel refuses to be intimidated by his cold demeanor and sharp tongue, something shifts between them. The attraction is immediate and electric, crackling through every professional interaction.

But it's his eyes that stop her cold. The same striking violet-blue shade that stares back at her every morning when she looks at her son.

As the tension between them builds and the lines between professional and personal begin to blur, Hazel finds herself caught between her desperate need for this job and her growing attraction to the one man who could destroy everything she's worked for.

She doesn't know that Liam has been searching for the mysterious woman from the masquerade ball ever since that night changed him forever. And he has no idea that the composed, fiery assistant who challenges him at every turn is the same woman who haunts his dreams.

When the truth finally comes to light, will it bring them together or tear apart the fragile new life Hazel has built for herself and her son?

Chapter 104 - Rooftop Seduction and Morning Promises


The drive to Liam's penthouse passed in electric silence. His hand never left my thigh, fingers tracing lazy patterns that sent shivers up my spine. Occasionally he would lift my hand to his lips, pressing soft kisses to my knuckles while keeping his eyes on the road.


I studied his profile in the dim light of passing streetlamps. The fire I had seen blazing in those violet eyes at the restaurant still simmered beneath his composed exterior. His jaw was set with barely restrained tension, and I could feel the coiled energy radiating from him.


In the underground garage, he moved with deliberate slowness. Every gesture felt measured as he unbuckled my seatbelt and helped me from the car. His arm circled my waist, pulling me against the solid warmth of his body as we walked to the elevator.


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