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To the world, Monica Northwest is untouchable-Freus's most formidable lawyer, wrapped in designer suits and an icy reputation that keeps everyone at a safe distance. She is sharp, arrogant, and impossible to please....or so they say. Behind her polished composure lies a woman who learned long ago that emotions are weaknesses the world will exploit.
Virgil Callahan, heir to the Callahan empire, prides himself on reading people well. So when he meets Monica, he believes he has her figured out already; Proud, heartless, and insufferable. He despises everything she represents.
But perception is a dangerous thing.
Forced into each other's world by business and circumstance, Virgil begins to see cracks in Monica's perfect mask-glimpses of a woman he never expected. And Monica, despite her firm coldness, finds her defenses slipping in the presence of the one man who refuses to be intimidated by her.
His judgment was unfair. Her pride was her shield.
Yet somewhere between harsh words and reluctant understanding, hatred begins to blur into something neither of them can control.
Because sometimes, the greatest mistake is not pride...
It's prejudice.