He was my dad’s best friend. Until he vanished. Now he’s my boss… and the one man I’m not supposed to want.

When I walk into Ryder Vane’s office, resume in hand, I don’t expect him to recognize me. He doesn’t.
Not the little girl he once read bedtime stories to.
Not the daughter of the man he betrayed.
Not the secret I’ve been keeping since the night everything fell apart.

Ryder is Hollywood royalty—brilliant, commanding, impossible to ignore. And he just hired me as his assistant.

I wanted distance. Closure. Maybe a little revenge.
What I didn’t plan on was the sparks. The stolen glances. The late nights that blur the lines between right and ruin.

He’s twice my age. My dad’s ex–best friend. And completely off-limits.

But secrets don’t stay buried in this town.
And when the past comes crashing back with a stalker’s note and a kiss I can’t take back…

The biggest scandal won’t be what’s in the tabloids.
It’ll be what’s in my heart.


My Ex Best Friend's Little Girl

TWENTY-ONE

**RYDER**
She is he is a thing of beauty.
I savor every moment as I trail kisses along her body, inhaling the intoxicating scent of her skin. My fingers work swiftly at my belt, as I let my cock dangle free on her clitoris.
I’ve been hard since the office. Getting through the rest of the workday ...

**RYDER**

She is he is a thing of beauty.

I savor every moment as I trail kisses along her body, inhaling the intoxicating scent of her skin. My fingers work swiftly at my belt, as I let my cock dangle free on her clitoris.

I’ve been hard since the office. Getting through the rest of the workday ...

THIRTEEN