Aelara and Thorne cross paths at a crowded market stall, both waiting for the information broker to appear. Thorne, trying to stay inconspicuous, attempts to blend in with the crowd but grows nervous when he notices Aelara watching him. His heart races, and in his flustered state, he accidentally bumps into a stand of glass potions, sending them crashing to the ground.
Aelara, with a mix of curiosity and amusement, watches as the once-silent rogue fumbles and stammers apologies to the furious merchant. Using her magic, she quickly repairs the broken potions and helps calm the situation. Thorne, embarrassed and irritated, tries to walk away before anyone can ask questions, but Aelara stops him.
When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith starts working for the handsome Lucas Hendrix, she quickly discovers there's something hot and untamed behind his cold exterior...
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When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith is offered a job as the personal assistant to the cold and handsome Lucas Hendrix, she's left wondering why. After all, she has no credentials to speak of, and working for a paranoid billionaire CEO who's impossible to please is far from easy. But a few weeks into her job, she begins to realize that she can't judge a book by its cover. Left alone to discover the mystery behind Lucas's cold exterior and to tame her uncontrollable desire to comfort him, she learns they have a lot more in common than she ever thought possible. Could their two lonely hearts share the same dream for happiness?
[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Cover designed by April Alforque
Former title 'Coffee And Papers'