Only his surrogate

"I applied to be his nanny.
Instead, he offered to make me the mother of his child.

At twenty-two, April Rhodes is broke, exhausted, and one unpaid bill away from losing everything. Between nursing school, hospital placements, and trying to survive in a world that never gives her a break, she doesn't have the luxury of turning down opportunities.

So when she finds an advert for a live-in nanny position, she thinks her luck has finally changed.

It hasn't.

Because the job was never real.

And the man behind it is far more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Leyton Stevens is rich, powerful, cold, and used to getting exactly what he wants. A ruthless CEO with secrets darker than his tailored suits and a heart as closed off as the empire he built, he doesn't do love, attachment, or second chances.

But he does want one thing.

A baby.

And for reasons April can't understand, he wants her to carry it.

His offer is simple:
Move into his house.
Follow his rules.
Give him an heir.
Then walk away.

No feelings.
No complications.
No pretending this is anything more than a deal.

But Leyton Stevens is the kind of man who doesn't just take over your life-
he consumes it.

The longer April stays in his world, the more she sees the darkness beneath his control... and the dangerous obsession hidden behind his cold, unreadable eyes. What starts as a contract soon turns into late-night tension, forbidden touches, possessive jealousy, and a connection neither of them can escape.

Because Leyton may have hired her to carry his child...

but he was never prepared to lose her.

And when secrets begin to surface, April will have to decide if the man who bought her womb might also be the one to destroy her heart.

*TRIGGER WARNING - please be advised some chapters require a trigger warning due to graphic content.*