Amira Hart was never meant to be part of the story. Not the public one, anyway. But behind every polished legacy is the girl no one talks about-the one who was loved in secret, then left in silence. For two years, Amira and Brooks Whitmore IV lived in that silence. He was the President's son, raised for cameras and campaign trails. She was the woman he chose when no one was watching. Their worlds were never meant to meet. The cards were stacked long before they kissed in the dark. Now, two years later, a wedding invitation arrives. His name is on it. So is hers. Told in fragments and flashbacks, His Secret is a quiet storm of a love story-about memory, erasure, and the women history tries to forget.

State of Affairs ⚖︎ "You missed a talking point on page four, Governor," I said, sliding the briefing file across his heavy mahogany desk. Tennyson didn't look at the file. His dark eyes stayed locked on my mouth, completely devoid of the golden-man charm he'd just fed to a crowd of thousands. "Lock the door, Milan," he murmured, his voice low and exhausted. "You have a press briefing in ten minutes, sir. And your wife is waiting in the lobby." He stepped around the desk, invading my space until the scent of cedar and expensive bourbon swallowed me whole. His hand brushed my waist, his thumb pressing possessively against my hip. "I don't care," he breathed, his facade finally shattering. "Lock the damn door." 🏛️ To the world, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 is untouchable. He is the state's golden man, a devoted husband, and a man with a spotless reputation. Everyone worships the ground he walks on. Everyone except his executive assistant, 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐚. Milan has a strict two-year plan: survive the Governor's temper, secure her recommendation letter, and catch a one-way flight to Washington, D.C. Her job description: hand him his black coffee, fix his crooked ties, and treat the most powerful man in the state like a normal human being. But her immunity is exactly what breaks him. Behind the heavy oak doors of his office, Tennyson sheds his perfect mask. He is cynical, ruthless, and spiraling into a dark, desperate obsession with the only woman who doesn't want anything from him. He becomes addicted to her warmth and slowly to her. As late nights at the office blur into a secret arrangement, Milan thinks she has the situation under control. But she doesn't know that Tennyson's public life is a PR lie. She doesn't know that the Governor has absolutely no intention of letting her go. 'Cause what the Governor needs, the Governor gets.

- ᴀ ʙᴡᴡᴍ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ "ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴜ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ᴇᴀᴛ?" "ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪᴄᴋ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋʏ ᴠᴀɴɪʟʟᴀ ꜱᴀᴜᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇɴᴇᴛʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜱᴏᴜʟ." ‼️18+ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ🔞 ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢꜱ : #1 ɢᴏᴏᴅʏᴛᴡᴏꜱʜᴏᴇꜱ #1 ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ #1 ᴛᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ #2 ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴅ #2 ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛ #2 ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ

At Penbrook University, Ava Williams has always been the epitome of success-an honors student, president of the student senate, and a paragon of ambition. With a reputation for excellence and an image carefully crafted to reflect her dedication, Ava has never been one to take risks. But everything changes when a seemingly innocent charity calendar photo goes viral, capturing her in a provocative pose with Jaxon Reyes, the university's infamous rugby star and notorious womanizer. Jaxon, the polar opposite of Ava, thrives on chaos and attention. While Ava's life is meticulously planned, Jaxon lives for the thrill of the moment, his good looks and shameless antics making him a campus legend. Their worlds couldn't be more different, yet the scandalous photo forces them into each other's orbit in the most explosive way possible. With Ava's reputation on the line and Jaxon's careless charm threatening to pull her deeper into his chaotic world, the two are forced to team up to manage the fallout. As they navigate the media frenzy, they uncover more than just the truth behind the scandal-they find an undeniable attraction that neither can ignore. In a battle between reputation and desire, Ava and Jaxon must decide if they can overcome their differences and build something real, or if their fleeting connection will be another casualty of the spotlight.

I cupped her face, planting a soft kiss on her beautiful lips. "Don't ever run from me, baby," I said softly, letting my thumb trace her jaw. "I love the chase." Her jaw tightened, her hands coming up to try and move mine. "Stop calling me baby, Ezra," she snapped, eyes flashing. I couldn't help but grin, dropping my voice to something low and dark. "Ohhh, now my baby has a problem with me calling her baby?" She shot me a glare, but I just tucked her hair behind her ear, pressing another kiss to her lips-gentler this time, lingering. "You don't get to tell me what to call you, baby." I leaned in closer, brushing my nose against hers. "You're whatever the fuck I call you."

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