“You spent your department’s budget on blow and clingy hookers?” Claire asked. “Solid leadership.”
Claire Haskins is the youngest Director in company history, just a few flawless deliverables away from the C-suite, and completely in control of her life—until the guy at the gym.
Claire doesn’t do relationships. Hell, she barely does second dates. Roy was supposed to be a distraction. Eye candy. Something to take the edge off. But with that easy smile, those broad shoulders, and an irritating amount of patience, he’s making her second-guess the rules she swore she’d never break. The asshole.
She can keep him in the “fun zone,” where it’s safe. Or she can step off the ledge—and see what happens when she finally lets go.
“You rigged the intern list?” Aileen said, eyebrows raised. “Jesus, Claire.”
Claire Haskins is unraveling.
The intern recruiting trip to Austin was supposed to be a win, a reset to establish some distance with Roy. But while she’s getting iced out by her own boss, the project crucial to her promotion is crashing, and the only intern that matters—Tracy—is sending her explicit videos between status calls.
Claire’s fought her way to the top by being smarter, tougher, and ten steps ahead. But this week? She’s not in control. She’s being tested. And if she doesn’t tread carefully, she’ll lose everything she’s worked for.
So what’s the play? Keep her head down, protect the promotion—and walk away from Tracy. Or say fuck it, and cross a line she can’t uncross. One night. One drink. One decision.