She’s not who she says she is.
He’s the one man she was never supposed to want.
And the truth might destroy them both.

By day, Kendall McCarthy is the picture of poise—polished, professional, and working quietly as the private secretary to powerful CEO Lucien Sinclair. But behind the name and the carefully constructed facade is Valencia Raine, a girl who clawed her way out of poverty, pain, and a past so dark it was buried beneath a fake identity.

Lucien is cold, commanding, untouchable. The father of her best friend. Her boss. The man she can’t stop dreaming about. He doesn’t remember saving her once, years ago, from the shadows of a life she barely escaped—but she remembers everything.

Their slow-burning tension explodes into a dangerous, forbidden affair. But secrets don’t stay buried forever.

When a figure from Valencia’s past resurfaces—one who knows everything she’s tried to hide—threats turn into blackmail, lies unravel, and every stolen moment with Lucien threatens to shatter the life she’s built.

Because loving him means risking it all.

And the past never forgets.

Sleeping With Secrets

The room was silent. Kendall was frozen with a chocolate-dipped fig in her hand as she stared at Lucien. Even Sabrina was staring at her, waiting.
“Uhm…”
He tilted his head, waiting. “Is it a secret?”
Slowly, she nodded. “Yes. I’m sorry. If I say, I’ll have to switch schools and find a new place ...

The room was silent. Kendall was frozen with a chocolate-dipped fig in her hand as she stared at Lucien. Even Sabrina was staring at her, waiting.

“Uhm…”

He tilted his head, waiting. “Is it a secret?”

Slowly, she nodded. “Yes. I’m sorry. If I say, I’ll have to switch schools and find a new place ...

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