Synopsis

Ithoughtthemaskedstrangerwhofatheredmysonwasaghostofonerecklessnight.ThenIwalkedintomynewboss'soffice—andthoseice-blueeyesfoundmineacrosstheboardroom.IvyBrooksonlysawhimonce.Onenight.Onemask.Oneundergroundauctionthatcosthereverything—andgaveherasonshe'ddietoprotect.Sheneverknewhisname.Neversawhisface.Allshehadwerethosepiercingeyesbehindblacksilk,avoicelikegravelandvelvet,andasecretsheburiedsodeepshealmostforgotitwasthere.Forfiveyears,sherebuiltherlifefromnothing—betrayedbyherex,abandonedbyherfamily,raisingherboyonstolenhoursandstubbornhope.WhenshefinallylandsalegitimatejobasExecutiveAssistantatThorneGroup,shethinksshe'sfinallysafe.Thenshemeetshernewboss.CalebThorne.BillionaireCEOinatailoredsuit.DonoftheThorneSyndicateintheshadows.Amanwhowearsadifferentmaskforeveryroomhewalksinto—andtheonewho'sbeenhuntingherforfiveyears.Hedoesn'trecognizeherface.Buthereyes?Herscent?Thewaysheflincheswhenhestepstooclose?Heknows.Andnowthatshe'sstandinginhisoffice—exposed,cornered,andcarryinghissecret—Calebwon'tletherhidebehindanymask.Notherprofessionalarmor.Nothersingle-motherwalls.Nottheliesthathavekeptthemapart.He'llstripeverylayeruntilthere'snothingleftbetweenthembutskin,truth,andafireneitherofthemeverputout.