A Fragile Alliance

In the high-stakes world of commercial real estate, Cleo will do whatever it takes to protect her mother's legacy from Vale Industries. To her, Adam Vale is the ruthless billionaire heir out to destroy her world. To him, she is just another obstacle in his national expansion. But when forced into close proximity during a critical business trip to Chicago, the professional walls between them crumble into an unyielding, passionate night.What was supposed to be a one-time lapse in judgment turns catastrophic when Cleo discovers she is pregnant with her enemy's child. As hidden agendas, family betrayals, and corporate warfare threaten to tear them apart, they must navigate a fragile alliance. Can love grow from the ruins of deception, or will the secrets they keep destroy their future before it even begins?