Ashes & Ambitions
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Last published Sat, Apr 5, 2025
In the ruthless world of high-stakes finance, Sienna Carter has spent years clawing her way to the top. As the sharp-witted, fiercely ambitious executive of Carter & Vale, she's on the brink of securing the Langston merger-the deal that could cement her company's future and prove, once and for all, that she belongs among the industry's elite.
But when a ghost from her past walks into the boardroom, everything she's built is suddenly at risk. He is more than just a rival-he's a reminder of a betrayal she swore she'd never forgive. And now, he's her biggest competition for the deal that could make or break them both.
Forced into a battle of power, strategy, and dangerously unresolved tension, Sienna finds herself playing a game where the stakes are higher than ever. The boardroom turns into a battlefield, and every move is a test of wit, deception, and control.
But as secrets unravel and past wounds resurface, one question
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"C- Can you move b- back a little?" My words made him smirk and if it's even possible, he came closer. Why do I always have to stuck between him and the desk?! "Why? Am I making you nervous?" "No." I lied. Ofcourse, he was making me nervous. His eyes had the power to hold a person on his place and that's what his eyes were doing to me. "Really?" He asked, putting his hands on my waist and pulling me closer towards him. On instinct, I put my hands on his chest. I didn't like it. I didn't like the way my body was responding to his touches. "T- This is un- unprofessional." I choked out the words, but I wish I couldn't have. He brought his face closer, so close that I could feel his minty breath on my lips. My lips parted accordingly in shock. "Oh, is it?" He said, mockingly. Oh god! What have I gotten myself into? •••• Aaron Steele, the CEO of the multi billionaire Steele's Company was the eligible bachelor of 25. He always had his way among girls and having blue eyes, a chiseled jaw and a hot body, didn't help either. With new woman on her arms every other day, he was obviously not planning on falling on that cliché word also called love, but would his thoughts of not falling in love still remain the same, after meeting her? Sienna Collins was a girl of 22 with extremely shy personality. After completing her graduation, the only thing in her mind was to get a good job and settle on her own, but what she didn't expected was a job at Steele's Company. This is a story of the innocent and the sinful. Read inside to find out what happens when two persons from exactly opposite worlds collide together. #I would suggest 14+ to read this story as some part in the book contains mature scenes. ~ # 37 in Romance #12 in humor *I am not a grammer nazzy, so there would be grammatical mistakes.*Complete
Elena Carter is no stranger to ambition. As the sharp-witted, no-nonsense secretary to the enigmatic billionaire Alexander Steele, she's spent three years balancing his impossible demands while keeping her own emotions locked tight. But when a single impulsive moment shatters their professional boundaries, their carefully constructed world spirals into an intoxicating web of power, lust, and undeniable attraction. Alexander Steele didn't build his empire by playing it safe. Cold, calculating, and commanding, he's always kept people at arm's length-until her. Elena is his perfect match in every way: brilliant, beautiful, and maddeningly off-limits. But when one night reveals the depth of his obsession, there's no turning back. Now, with his empire hanging by a thread and secrets from his past threatening to surface, Alexander is faced with a choice: risk everything to keep her, or let her go to save her from the chaos of his life. In a world where power is currency and love is dangerous, they'll fight to rewrite the rules-even if it means breaking them all.
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