Secondchaneromance Stories

"I was his childhood best friend. His first love. His only weakness. Then, he traded me for a throne." Sixteen years ago, Ethan Hale was the only person who held me while my world burned. When my father died, he was my anchor. We were the golden heirs of the city, destined to rule together-until the night he helped my own mother and brother exile me to the other side of the world. He stayed behind to build a billion-dollar empire. I was sent away to be forgotten. Now, at thirty-one, I'm back. I'm no longer the grieving girl who begged for his help. I'm a shark in a designer suit, and I've just forced a merger that puts me right back where I belong: in the seat across from him. But the boy I loved has turned into a man made of ice. He guards his life like a fortress, especially when it comes to the sixteen-year-old "sister" he's raised in total secrecy. The city calls him a hero for stepping up. I call him a liar. Because in this boardroom, the contracts aren't the only things being signed. There is a debt between us that money can't pay, and a secret from our past that is about to tear this city apart. He thinks he's protected the legacy. I'm here to set it on fire. The merger is just the beginning. The real war starts tonight.