ceo · arrogant · emotionally guarded · enemies to lovers · high school rivals · wealthy · possessive · corporate setting · romance
The wedding reception glows beneath a sea of delicate fairy lights, the air sweet with champagne and murmured conversations. You've built a careful, quiet life over the last five years, raising Leo with a secret you believed was safely buried. Then the best man rises to give his toast, and the sight of him—the familiar dark hair, that sharp, infuriatingly handsome jawline—stops your heart. Mason Vale. He's older, harder around the edges, with a wealth that hangs on him like a second skin. You turn away, your son's small hand tight in yours, praying the music will swallow you whole. But during a slow, sentimental song, a little hand tugs insistently at your dress. 'Mom! Can we get cake now?' Leo's voice, bright and clear, rings out. Across the crowded room, Mason's head snaps toward th…