Secret Billionaire - Friends to Lovers Romance Oh, who's even surprised? I spilled my drink on his fancy chinos, yes. They call it an accident for a reason. Is it happenstance or fate? This guy's new to the area. He and his boyfriend just moved in across the street from my coffee place. Well, not my coffee place, I don't own it or anything. I just go there every day. Now Alex does too. I wasn't in the market for a new BFF, but Alex is attentive, smart, the kind of guy any woman would want in her life. Yes, he also happens to be yummy hot. Just my luck he's... Except it's not true. For weeks, he's lied to me. There's no boyfriend. The one-bed apartment is a prop. He isn't Alex Payne, regular Joe, he's Xander Gauge, secret billionaire. It was all a con. Our whole friendship. Everything was fiction....

Pregnant? Did I hear that right? Complicated doesn't begin to cover it. Three's a crowd? Tell me about it. Guess who showed up in my office in the middle of the night? Billionaire CEO Zachary Kintyre. No big deal. It's his building, the guy can go wherever he wants. Not newsworthy? Maybe not. Except he's naked. Stark naked. And he needs me to save his ass. That should've been it. The beginning and end of our association. Why didn't I leave it there? I swore I wouldn't succumb to his charms, but before I know it, we're spending the weekend in bed. It has to be private. Secret. No one can know. Why not? The contract between him and his ex-wife says as much. Her hooks are in deep. So is it him and me or him and her? Which is real? What's declared in public or what happens behind the scenes? Seems hopeless until I learn Ms. Julietta...

Is a drink too much to ask? In peace. 'Cept this a-hole says I'm in his seat. The place is deserted, pick another. But he doesn't. He sits right there next to me. Up close. Smoldering as he taunts. What am I supposed to do with that? Even my snippy, cynical woman bit doesn't deter him. Yes, he's gorgeous. And we're in a hotel. Anonymous. Don't sleep with him, Rylee. Don't do it. His suite has a bar. Damn... Why did I say yes? One wild night. Who knew it was going to last forever? Warning: Contains explicit language and imagery. Suitable only for ages 18 and over. **PREQUEL NOVELLA TO NOTHING TO THIS**