Want to know the secret to everlasting happiness? Never fall in love. That’s the advice my dad gave me after my mom died, and it’s served me well—until he asked for a favor: get married, provide some heirs, and keep the James empire thriving. He even picked out the perfect bride. No pressure, right?
Marriage is just a contract. As a lawyer, I’ve got this. What could go wrong?
Enter Melanie Edison—sharp, stunning, and annoyingly off-limits with her no-sex-before-marriage rule. But our “business arrangement” feels dangerously real, and suddenly, I’ve broken my most important rule.
Now I’ve lost her, and I’m not sure I can go back to the way things were. Because while I broke my rule, Melanie broke something far deeper—she broke me.
