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Every family has secrets. The powerful ones bury them alive.
Poppy Kingston came to London chasing something extraordinary. What she found was a dead-end job, a broken heart, and a stranger in a bar who listened like he actually cared.
She didn't know his name was Elliot Sinclair. She didn't know his brother was watching.
When Silas Sinclair walks into her café and offers her a contract, the offer seems straightforward enough. A fake relationship. Public appearances. Generous compensation.
Except nothing about the Sinclairs is straightforward.
And the world she's just agreed to walk into has swallowed people whole for far less.
Play the part. Take the money. Don't ask questions.
Poppy has always been good at playing parts.
But she has no idea what happens when the part plays her.
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