She was never the villain-not in his story.Liz spent years following the rules-living the life her mother designed, hiding the parts of herself that didn't fit. But grief cracked everything open, leaving her raw, lost, and done playing the role she never chose.Now, family secrets are unraveling the world she was raised to protect. And when the truth shatters what she thought she knew, Liz has one choice left: Stay in the life she was born into... or risk everything to build the one she wants.That risk begins with the man she shouldn't want-her late fiancé's best friend. The one who looks at her like she's already his.He's off-limits. Untouchable.But the slow burn between them is impossible to ignore, and being near him feels less like temptation and more like coming home.He needs her steady hand to save his business.She needs the paycheck to start again.But close quarters blur every boundary she's fought to keep.Loving him feels like freedom.Trusting him could cost her everything.And as the legacy she was born into finally comes undone, Liz must decide whether she's ready to claim a life-and a love-that's finally her own.