SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE MINE

She would do anything to protect her sister.
He would do anything to get what he wants.

Melinda has spent her entire life fighting to survive. Orphaned, broke, and desperate, she is the sole guardian of her fragile four-year-old sister, Davina-a child who should be playing in the sun, but whose illness has stolen even the simplest freedoms.

When Melinda can no longer afford her sister's expensive treatment, desperation pushes her to do the unthinkable.

She storms into Della Costa Steel.

Cold. Untouchable. Ruthless.

Sebastian Della Costa is one of Chicago's most powerful billionaires, a CEO known for crushing negotiations and bending people to his will. He doesn't tolerate interruptions-until Melinda stands in front of him, demanding justice for an unfair agreement his company once forced her late mother to sign.

What Sebastian doesn't expect is the instant, dangerous pull between them.

What Melinda doesn't expect is the deal he offers in return.

Trapped by necessity and drawn into the orbit of a man who always gets what he wants, Melinda accepts an arrangement she knows could cost her everything-her innocence, her heart, her future.

Because Sebastian Della Costa doesn't play fair.

And resisting him may be impossible.

Sometimes desperation forces us into choices that change the course of our lives forever. For better or worse, I couldn't say. But one thing was clear: resisting his charm-and protecting my virginity-was the only way I might walk away from this deal without a broken heart.

A powerful, arrogant CEO.
A contract born of desperation.
An unexpected baby.

A nanny arrangement that was never meant to become personal.

A dark, emotional romance filled with tension, obsession, and a love that breaks all the rules.