Athena Waithera Maina doesn't do relationships. Not because she can't, but because she doesn't want to. As the CEO of Wingi Enterprises, she's built herself from the ground up: sharp heels, sharper tongue, and zero apologies. But, Athena also likes to play. Her rules are simple: legal, single, and under fifty, and she never breaks them. No strings. No emotions. No complications. So, when a gorgeous bartender at her favorite spot makes her forget her name for one unforgettable weekend, she chalks it up to good sex and a clean exit. Until he shows up at her office... as her boss's son. Cassius Kariuki Namu spent twenty years abroad chasing success and losing pieces of himself in the process. He returns home to slow down, breathe, and remember who he is outside of spreadsheets and boardrooms. Then he meets Athena, a woman who commands every room she walks into and makes surrender sound like sin. She's sharp-tongued, soft-bodied, and dangerously addictive. He told her it was just one night. He lied; he wants more. Her mind, body, and the heart she swears she doesn't have to give. Now he's using every tool at his disposal, including his father's influence, to get close to her again. Athena wants control. Cassius wants her to let go. And when power meets passion, when the hunter becomes the hunted, someone's bound to lose. In a city that never sleeps, Cassius has every intention of watching Miss Independent unravel-one breath, one touch, one dangerous kiss at a time.

On her twenty-second birthday, Nala finds herself forced to celebrate with a charming group of strangers, where she meets Hunter-a charismatic and dominating man, who unleashes a ferocious encounter, urging her to explore her passions. After a wild night that ends in a one-night stand, hidden truths of their different pasts come out to threaten and undo the connection they've made. After escaping the patriarchal rule of her father, what Nala thought was going to be her first step into her newfound freedom only ends up being the slippery slope into Hunter's arms. In a world where the deadliest freedoms are also the most exciting, Nala learns that there's no such thing as social class when it comes to love, and sometimes, the most terrifying risks can bring the greatest rewards. Twenty-two finds Nala living out her wildest fantasies in Hunter's arms and all the drama that comes with dating the vice president's son.