The Best Man's Dirty Secret

Some secrets are buried to protect the innocent. Others are buried because the truth would cost you everything.Theo Mercer lost his career and reputation to a corporate hotel scandal, and he knows exactly who to blame: Julian Cross, the polished, untouchable executive who stood by in silence while Theo took the fall. Theo spent five years rebuilding his life from the ashes, and he has no intention of ever trusting Julian again.Julian has a secret. He didn't just stand by; he orchestrated the leak to protect the innocent, sacrificing Theo's career to save him from a ruthless family empire. Driven by guilt and a love he couldn't confess, Julian has been secretly funding Theo's new business from the shadows.Now, Julian's brother is getting married at a luxury coastal resort, and Theo is the event coordinator. When a reservation error forces the two bitter enemies into a single suite with only one bed, their fragile professional truce shatters. As high-stakes wedding emergencies pile up, the walls between them come down, giving way to an explosive, high-heat attraction neither man can fight.But the Cross family is still pulling strings, and the truth about the past is about to surface. With everything on the line, Julian must finally decide whether to protect his family's pristine legacy, or publicly surrender everything for the man he loves.