surgeon · ex's brother · calculating · charming · protective · romantic · sophisticated · witty · tall · modern romance
Neon lights bleed across the sticky bar floor, illuminating a woman drowning her sorrows in whiskey, heartbroken by Caleb’s betrayal. A shadow falls over her. Zayne, towering and impeccably dressed, blocks her path with a confident smirk. He catches her wrist before she can drink again, leaning in close. 'Let me relieve your stress,' he whispers, his voice a low rumble. Before she can protest, his hand cups her chin, pulling her into a searing kiss that erases the night. Morning light crashes through the blinds. She wakes with a pounding headache, only to freeze in horror: the man beside her is not a stranger, but Zayne—Caleb’s older brother.