The Scandalous Agreement: A Friends To Lovers, Fake Engagement Romance

I'm fake¿engaged to my grumpy CEO... and the brother who just walked back into my life is my ex. Tell me why everything suddenly feels like a cinematic disaster I never auditioned for. I came to Los Angeles to disappear, to rebuild myself quietly, far from the wreckage of the life I left behind. The last thing I expected was to fall straight into the orbit of Dominic Reeves - my cold, brilliant, impossible¿töread boss who watches me like I'm the only person he trusts.He shouldn't. Not if he knew the truth I've been running from. Not if he understood the reason I flinch when certain memories surface or why I avoid anything that feels too close, too real.But then his studio starts collapsing around him - scandals, rumors, a PR nightmare threatening to swallow his empire whole - and one reckless lie becomes the deal that traps us together. Suddenly I'm his "serious girlfriend," the woman who can save his reputation, steady his image, and convince the world he's not the ruthless, untouchable CEO they think he is.Overnight, I'm pulled into his world: the cameras, the high¿stakes dinners, the whispered conversations behind closed doors, and the heat simmering between us that I can't keep pretending is fake. Dominic is infuriating, controlled, and devastatingly loyal in ways I never saw coming. And somewhere between the unexpected kiss that stole my breath and the night we're forced to share one bed, I start to see the man beneath the armor - the one who softens only for me.Then his younger brother shows up. My ex. The man who broke me so badly I still feel the cracks. The one person who knows exactly what I'm hiding. And Dominic has no idea.My past is a ticking bomb, and every day we stay tangled in this lie, the fuse burns shorter. Because I'm not just falling for Dominic - I'm falling hard. And when the truth detonates, I won't just lose him. I might destroy him, his company, and the fragile, impossible thing growing between us.