Until We Break

It was never supposed to be real.

Eleanor Aldridge knew exactly what she was getting into-a calculated arrangement, a temporary commitment, and a future where they would go their separate ways. Augustus Rothschild, cold and unreadable, made it clear from the start: this was business, not love.

But in a world where appearances are everything, pretending comes with consequences. Because the more they play their roles, the more the lines blur. Every stolen glance, every lingering touch, every whispered word meant to deceive starts feeling dangerously real.

And the worst part? Neither of them can admit it.

They were never meant to fall.

But what happens when the illusion shatters?

When the game they've mastered turns against them?

When holding on is impossible-but letting go feels just as unbearable?