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One lie. One mask. A debt that could cost me everything.
She wasn’t supposed to be mine.
It started with a single lie at a masquerade ball. Lily walked into that room like a whirlwind of glitter and chaos—a burst of light I had no business touching. When she mistook me for another man, I should have corrected her. I should have walked away and kept my cold, calculated world intact.
But I didn’t.
Now, I’m the man she trusts most, and the one person she should be running from. To save her business, she offered me a fake relationship. To clean up my reputation, I accepted. It was supposed to be strictly business—fake dates and rehearsed smiles.
Bad idea.
The heat between us is anything but fake. Every time we’re together, the walls I’ve spent a lifetime building start to crumble. She makes me lose control. She makes me crave a future a man like me doesn’t deserve.
But my past is catching up to us, and the enemies I’ve made won’t hesitate to use her as a pawn. Protecting her means lying to her again, and that’s the one sin she’ll never forgive.
I swore I’d keep her safe. I never meant to make her mine. But when she looks at me with those trusting eyes and whispers that she’s pregnant with my baby, I realize I’m not just fighting for my empire anymore.
I’m fighting for my life.
Why you’ll love this story:
- Mistaken Identity: One night behind a mask changes everything.
- Fake Relationship: They’re playing house, but the bedroom is on fire.
- Billionaire Protector: He’ll burn the city down to keep her safe.
- Surprise Pregnancy: The ultimate “he falls first” stakes.
- Grumpy/Sunshine: A stone-cold CEO meets his chaotic match.
He’s a gentleman in the streets, but a monster for the woman he loves.










