Raising You Raised The Stakes

Nim has always been the difficult one. Too stubborn. Too defiant. Too much trouble for her mother's carefully curated reputation. So when her mother travels for work, she leaves one person in charge of keeping Nim in line: Jai.
Older, calm, and endlessly patient, Jai has worked for Nim's mother for years. She knows all the rules, all the expectations-and she intends to make sure Nim follows them. She's supposed to be the responsible adult, the babysitter Nim doesn't want but can't shake.
But Nim refuses to be managed. Their days become battles of stubborn will and sharp words. And somewhere in the midst of curfews, lectures, and tense silences, something shifts. Stolen glances linger too long. Arguments turn raw and vulnerable. The lines between caretaker and confidante, obligation and desire, begin to blur.
As Nim pushes boundaries and Jai struggles to maintain hers, they find themselves caught in an impossible choice: keep their distance, or risk everything for something they're not supposed to want. Because falling for your mother's trusted assistant isn't just inappropriate-it's dangerous.
But sometimes the most reckless thing you can do is tell the truth about what you want.
*A slow-burn, age-gap GL romance about duty, desire, defiance, and choosing love even when it means risking everything*