Corrupted Vows

"Olivia," he said, voice low and strained, "you're driving me fucking insane, and you don't even realize it."

My pulse roared in my ears.

"It kills me to touch you when people are watching," he continued, eyes never leaving mine, "to hold you like it means something-then have to pretend it doesn't the second we're alone."

My chest tightened.

"And you can tell yourself this is nothing," he went on, thumb tracing my jaw slowly, deliberately, "but we both know that's a lie. Every time you get close, you pull away. You act like it didn't happen. You swallow it down and hope it disappears."

His forehead dropped to mine, his breath uneven.

"But it doesn't," he murmured. "Because whatever this is-it's real."

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Olivia Carter has spent her whole life in the spotlight built by her father. Richard Carter is one of the country's wealthiest and most feared businessmen.

Olivia fought hard to build her own image, her own career, her own name away from her family's legacy.
But when her ex-boyfriend fabricates lies about their relationship, her world crumbles overnight.

Richard moves fast, coming up with the perfect plan to save their precious image.

Enter Nick Bennett.

Nick signs the contract with the intent to find out what really happened to his father, however he soon learns that Olivia is nothing like the her family.

As Nick digs deeper into her family's lies, uncovering strings that lead Richard to corruption, violence, and crime he's seen time and time again.

He realizes the truth might destroy her.

Olivia has no idea that the man she's falling for might only be there to destroy everything she's ever known.

What will she choose?

The parents who lied to her, controlled her, and hid their involvement in corruption.

Or the man who got close to her for all the wrong reasons, but became the only person who ever truly loved her.