The Covenant Between Us

How wrong does love become when it crosses lines that were never meant to blur? Jackson Hale is a respected university lecturer who has spent his life building boundaries—professional, emotional, moral. He believes in order, discipline, and distance, until Erica Moore walks into his class. Brilliant, guarded, and quietly magnetic, Erica is nothing like the other students. She challenges Jackson’s intellect, unsettles his control, and awakens a desire he knows is forbidden. At first, it is restraint. Then it becomes obsession. And finally, it becomes love. Choosing Erica means risking everything—his career, his reputation, the identity he has spent years protecting. Yet Jackson crosses the line, binding them in a covenant no one else can see. But Erica is not who she seems. When Jackson uncovers the secret she has buried beneath her calm exterior, the foundation of their relationship begins to fracture. Love turns fragile, trust becomes a weapon, and every decision they made in passion now demands a price. With exposure looming and the consequences closing in, Jackson and Erica must confront a truth neither is prepared to face: Sometimes love does not save you. Sometimes it destroys everything you were trying to protect. And when the world finally looks in their direction, how far will they go to protect a love that was never meant to exist?