His company buried her breakthrough; now the billionaire CEO paying her to play his perfect date is the one man she cannot afford to trust.
Dr. Nichelle Robinson is a neuroscientist serving dinners to fund her home lab and her mother's Alzheimer's care. When Bennett Grant offers her thirty thousand dollars to be his gala companion, she accepts for the money—never expecting him to respect her boundaries and make her want more than survival.
Bennett needs an arrangement, not another public mistake. But the brilliant waitress keeps challenging his conscience and every rule he uses to stay untouchable.
Then Nichelle uncovers proof that Helix never gave her research a fair review. Telling Bennett the truth could restore her career—or destroy the fragile trust growing between them. If love requires honesty, can two people who began with a contract risk everything without losing themselves?
BWWM romance • billionaire CEO • fake dating / paid gala companion • hidden identity • STEM heroine • slow burn • opposites attract • class difference • caretaking heroine • steamy romance • guaranteed HEA • no cheating • no cliffhanger
Genre: Romance
Dr. Nichelle Robinson is a neuroscientist serving dinners to fund her home lab and her mother's Alzheimer's care. When Bennett Grant offers her thirty thousand dollars to be his gala companion, she accepts for the money—never expecting him to respect her boundaries and make her want more than survival.
Bennett needs an arrangement, not another public mistake. But the brilliant waitress keeps challenging his conscience and every rule he uses to stay untouchable.
Then Nichelle uncovers proof that Helix never gave her research a fair review. Telling Bennett the truth could restore her career—or destroy the fragile trust growing between them. If love requires honesty, can two people who began with a contract risk everything without losing themselves?
BWWM romance • billionaire CEO • fake dating / paid gala companion • hidden identity • STEM heroine • slow burn • opposites attract • class difference • caretaking heroine • steamy romance • guaranteed HEA • no cheating • no cliffhanger
Genre: Romance
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