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?

I had suspected my father was vile, but what lay before me was something far more sinister. This wasn't just inappropriate behavior or harassment. This was criminal. Monstrous.


Three years ago, my father had camped out in the city for months. I'd bought him out of the company years before, but he'd burned through that cash like wildfire and came crawling back for more. When I refused to bankroll him, he made my life miserable—typical Patterson behavior. Then mysteriously, he vanished to Atlanta and stayed relatively quiet—until now.


I never fully understood his sudden departure. There were whispers about two women who'd accused him of sexual assault, but the details were murky, and the accusers quickly disappeared from the picture. The truth had always remained just beyond my reach.


Chapter 302 - S2 Chapter 86 - Cold Predator Unveiled