Chapter 2

They say Cancers are born worriers. Mix that with my mom’s perfectionist DNA, and you’ve got someone who sees a red flag in every tiny change to routine.

Normally when a guy shaves at night, he’s heading to a business dinner. But Nathan? He’s got his routine down to a science – dinner at one of his regular spots, then straight home. No cocktail hours, no networking events, nothing

So what could possibly make Manhattan’s most powerful CEO break his golden rule? Was there some crisis at Pierce & Associates he was shielding me from?

I had to see for myself. If everything was fine, great. If not, we’d face it together.

I called Sarah. We’d been roommates all through Harvard, and now she was CFO at Pierce & Associates. Back when her family lost everything in the 2008 crash, I’d helped her get back on her feet and convinced Nathan to give her a shot at the firm.

She practically sprinted across the marble lobby when she saw me.

“Emma!” She pulled me into a hug before whisking me toward the private elevator. “You need to visit more often! The whole office lights up when you’re here. Even Nathan’s death glare takes a vacation.”

I couldn’t help but smile. “Everything okay around here lately?”

My stomach dropped.

bonuses!” Sarah’s whole face lit up. That’s what I’ve always. loved about

was stuck in meetings, so Sarah walked me to his corner office. As we passed the executive floor, I noticed a cluster of unfamiliar faces – all young, female, and looking

thought crept in: Was this why he’d

man who’d hosted the Miss Manhattan pageant at our venue and spent the whole evening answering work emails in his

okay? You’ve got that

my lip.

PR team. Business is booming, so Nathan set up a dedicated external relations department. His idea, actually – said it was the only way to keep his promise about being home for

Pierce, you were literally on Vanity Fair’s ’30

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know, I’m

you premature

desk. Photos from our vineyard wedding, our Amalfi Coast anniversary, casual shots of me

other woman. Maybe he just got a fancy new electric razor from his

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