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Vaun Armandes was raised to inherit power, not to question it. As the only heir to one of the most influential pharmaceutical empires in the country, his future has always been decided for him. Taking the seat of CEO means surrendering the life he once believed he could have --- one that was quieter, freer, and finally his own.
Leon VillarΓ© stands on the opposite side of that world. A self-made CEO who built his company from nothing, he represents everything Vaun was never allowed to become. Their relationship --- brief, private, and devastatingly real --- ended not because love ran out, but because expectations closed in.
Fresh from a breakup neither of them has learned to survive, Vaun and Leon find themselves facing each other across boardrooms, negotiations, and an industry where power is inherited, earned, and fiercely protected. Every encounter tests the limits of professionalism, restraint, and the unspoken truth they both carry.
Set against the unforgiving landscape of legacy, ambition, and corporate warfare, Against Orders is a story about choosing between who you are expected to be and who you are when no one is watching --- and the quiet, dangerous defiance of listening to the heart when obedience demands silence.