Mia Carter has spent years chasing love that never quite lasts-too many wrong men, too many broken promises. Practical now, guarded, and desperate to help her ailing father, she isn't looking for romance anymore-just a steady job and a way to keep her life from falling apart. Ethan Cole is the last man she expects to work for. Sharp-tongued, brutally intelligent, and confined to a wheelchair, he runs his company with an iron will and zero patience for nonsense. He's known just as much for his cutting wit as he is for pushing people away before they get too close. To most, he's impossible. To Mia, he's a paycheck she can't afford to lose. Taking the job as his assistant is supposed to be temporary-strictly business, no complications. But Ethan isn't just the cold, arrogant boss he pretends to be, and Mia isn't as unshakable as she seems. Late nights, sharp banter, and unexpected moments of vulnerability begin to blur the lines between them. Falling for her boss was never part of the plan. And loving someone who's built walls this high may cost Mia more than she's ready to lose.