Abigail Charlotte Hartwell inherited a dangerous legacy when her father, the previous CEO of the SCP Foundation, was killed by one of the anomalies he swore to contain. Now, at thirty-two, she runs the Foundation with precision, cunning, and an unshakable sense of duty - all while keeping her double life hidden from everyone, even her husband of ten years.
Christopher Hartwell has always believed he knew his wife. But when a single discovery pulls him into her secret world, he realizes the truth: Abigail isn't just the woman he married - she's the leader of an organization that deals with things humanity isn't meant to see. The quiet life he loved is gone, replaced by danger, deception, and impossible choices.
As anomalies escape and secrets collide, Abigail must navigate the impossible: protect her husband from a world he wasn't meant to see, maintain control over the Foundation, and reconcile her desire for a normal life with the deadly truths she carries. Every decision has a price, and every secret threatens to unravel the life they built together.
In a world of unimaginable danger, trust is a luxury neither can afford - and love might be the hardest thing to contain.
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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