Fake dating a small-town firefighter seemed like a solid plan.

Asher Mason, with his piercing green eyes, infuriating dominance, and muscles built to carry a house out of a fire, needed better optics for an audit.

I needed a protective shield to keep my sister safe.

The rules were simple: public affection only. No crossing lines. No letting this get real.

Too bad Ash and I argue like enemies and burn like a wildfire.

One weak night, we crossed every boundary. I stopped fighting the friction and let myself slide into his bed.

God, that night changed everything.

Now I’m falling hard, and I’m running out of reasons to call this a mistake.

I’ve always been the independent fixer, but when my sister ran into danger, I was ready to walk through hell alone.

I didn’t count on Ash right behind me.

Protective. Furious.

No more pretending.

I’m carrying his baby and Ash Mason is done kissing me for show.

Now he wants forever.

Tropes you are going to love: Friends to Lovers, Fake Relationship, Surprise Pregnancy, Firefighter, Small-Town, Dominant Alpha, Bad Boy with a Good Heart, smart & sassy, Damsel in Distress, Wholesome