Within Reason | wlw
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Alison Blackwell knows she's underqualified on paper and overqualified in every way that matters.
At twenty one, she becomes the personal assistant to Evelyn Frost - a woman with a reputation for perfection, control, and zero tolerance for mistakes.
Evelyn notices everything.
As long hours turn into quiet proximity, professional boundaries begin to blur. Alison learns quickly that competence earns attention - but intimacy has a cost.
Because Evelyn Frost doesn't make exceptions.
And falling for your boss was never within reason.
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