In Love With…

I came to work for Mr. Johnson because I needed stability-structure-anything that didn't fall apart as fast as my real life.What I didn't need was Brody Johnson.My boss's spoiled, reckless, irresponsible son.The bad boy heir with a trust fund, a record, and a smile that ruins good judgment.He's everything I can't stand.And everything I can't stop looking at.The whole town swears he's a walking disaster.They don't know I met him at his lowest-drunk, infuriating, and somehow still stupidly gorgeous.They don't know that underneath the privilege and the chaos is a man who's trying…Really trying.He's sunshine. I'm storm clouds.He's trouble. I've got no room for trouble.Yet caring about him has become a habit.And worrying about him keeps me up at night.He's the heir to the empire, and I'm his father's overworked assistant.He's my boss's son-off-limits, impossible, dangerous.But when he looks at me…God help me, I burn.Brody Johnson might just be the one complication I'm willing to risk everything for.

I took this job because I needed stability-structure-quiet.What I didn't need was Boris Coleman.My work rival. My daily migraine. The infuriating ex-military perfectionist who corrects my emails, steals my ideas, and glares like breathing near him is a personal offense.It doesn't matter that he's handsome in that stoic, broad-shouldered, ruin-my-life way.Or that his voice sounds like whiskey poured over ice.Or that he's secretly kind when no one's looking.He's rigid, stubborn, judgy-everything I swore I'd never fall for.And yet I can't stop noticing him.The office says we balance each other-his discipline, my creativity.What they don't know is that every argument leaves me breathless… and every accidental touch sets me on fire.He's the locked door, and I'm the one desperate for the key.He's the storm, and I'm already standing in the rain.I shouldn't want him.He shouldn't look at me like that.But somewhere between the snark, the stolen glances, and the competition…I stopped hating Boris Coleman.Now I'm terrified I've started loving him.And winning this rivalry might mean losing him forever.