Cade Ashworth is the grump I can't escape.

My best friend's older brother. A billionaire who thrives on control. The last man I should ever want.

And yet one reckless kiss spirals into a deal that ties me to him in the most dangerous way possible—fake marriage.

Now we're sharing vows that mean nothing, a mansion that feels too intimate, and one bed that tempts me every single night.

I see cracks in his armor—when he shields me from the press, when he slips a smile he doesn't mean to, when his touch lingers too long.

And I hate that I want more.

Because somewhere between the staged kisses and stolen nights, I've fallen for him.

But when my ex vows he knows where I am—and that he's coming for me—I realize the truth:

This marriage was supposed to protect me.

Now it might destroy us both.