Three years ago, Hazel Vance made a choice that changed everything. One night of passion with a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball left her with more than just memories—it left her with a son whose rare violet-blue eyes are a constant reminder of the father she'll never find.

Now a struggling single mother, Hazel desperately needs the executive assistant position at Sterling Group. The salary could finally give her two-year-old Leo the life he deserves. But her new boss, CEO Liam Sterling, is nothing like she expected.

Demanding, brilliant, and devastatingly handsome, Liam has a reputation for being impossible to work for. Most assistants don't last a week. When Hazel refuses to be intimidated by his cold demeanor and sharp tongue, something shifts between them. The attraction is immediate and electric, crackling through every professional interaction.

But it's his eyes that stop her cold. The same striking violet-blue shade that stares back at her every morning when she looks at her son.

As the tension between them builds and the lines between professional and personal begin to blur, Hazel finds herself caught between her desperate need for this job and her growing attraction to the one man who could destroy everything she's worked for.

She doesn't know that Liam has been searching for the mysterious woman from the masquerade ball ever since that night changed him forever. And he has no idea that the composed, fiery assistant who challenges him at every turn is the same woman who haunts his dreams.

When the truth finally comes to light, will it bring them together or tear apart the fragile new life Hazel has built for herself and her son?

Monday morning found me meeting the guys at a small café downtown, wondering what brilliant scheme Liam had cooked up this time. The early hour made me question my sanity for agreeing to this impromptu gathering.


"Alright Liam, what earth-shattering plan dragged me away from my warm bed at dawn?" I asked, settling into my chair with a steaming cup of coffee.


Liam's eyes gleamed with mischief. "We're launching a flower offensive, gentlemen. Nothing says serious intentions like an avalanche of blooms."


Noah nodded enthusiastically. "Perfect timing. Chloe's been giving me the cold shoulder, and I need all the help I can get."


"What type of flowers are we talking about?" Owen inquired, always the practical one.


Damian leaned forward conspiratorially. "Each man chooses his own weapon of choice, but it needs to be spectacular enough to show these women we're completely gone for them."


Chapter 236 - S2 Chapter 20 - Dawn Strategy and Floral Warf