Serena sat in her office, staring out the large window at the city skyline. The sun was setting, casting an orange glow over the buildings, but she hardly noticed.

Her mind was elsewhere, tangled in the mess of emotions she had been avoiding for weeks.

Everything had changed.

The truth about Philip. The revelation that Steve—the man who had helped her rebuild her life—was actually Ryan’s father. The scandal that had almost cost her everything.

But most of all, Ryan.

His presence in her life had once been something she had accepted begrudgingly.

Their nights together, their moments of passion—it had all been something she had allowed herself to indulge...