Katie Malone didn’t need anyone.
Especially not Justin Kingston. He was rich, impossible to ignore and the one who took the only family she had away from her.
After her mom passed, she was so done with him. Or so she thought.
When Katie finds out he’s been paying her tuition, she’s determined to prove she doesn’t need him.
But proving herself puts her right where she doesn’t want to be, in Justin’s orbit.
No matter how hard she fights it, Justin keeps showing up for her in ways she never expected.
And when tension between them shifts into something dangerous–lingering touches, playful banter, and moments that feel far too intimate–Katie realizes the man she swore to hate may be the only person who truly understands her.
But falling for him could ruin everything.