I CANNOT LEAVE!!!

He was a four-time world champion. She was the childhood friend who grew up in his shadow... and now the PA who followed him from circuit to circuit, pretending her heart wasn't breaking a little more every day.

"I can't do this anymore, Max. I need to move on."
My voice shakes, but his head moves instantly-firm, stubborn-those beautiful blue eyes locking on me like I've just spoken a language he refuses to understand.

"I'm not letting you leave," he says, stepping closer. His voice is low, final. My breath catches-because he knows. He knows the hold he has on me, the one damn thing I can't seem to break no matter how hard I try.

Max and Mila had been inseparable since they were kids. She patched him up after crashes, kept him grounded when fame hit, stood behind him while he collected trophies like they were nothing. Everyone expected them to end up together someday.

But fate had other plans.
Max fell in love with a woman nine years older than him-and Mila's heart shattered quietly, the way it always does when you love someone who will never choose you.

And still... they share a secret.

A secret choking Mila every time she looks at herself in the mirror.
A secret that betrays everyone involved-especially her.

Mila: the PA, the loyal friend... and the hidden side piece.
But she's done.
And this time, Max is going to have to let her go-whether he wants to or not.