cruella don

A forbidden romance filled with laughter, tension, and the kind of chemistry that breaks every rule. Elara Trent has a problem. Well - technically, she is the problem. One nervous laugh, one spilled coffee, and one very important client meeting later, she'd become the most talked - about intern at Vale Dynamics... For all the wrong reasons. Her punishment? Working directly under Damian vale - the icy, untouchable CEO who runs the company with a glare that could silence thunder. He's sharp suits, quiet power, and absolute control. She's clumsy brilliance, sarcastic humour, and absolute chaotic. Together? A walking HR nightmare waiting to happen. But what starts as punishment quickly turns into something far more dangerous. Behind his tailored suits and ruthless reputation, Damian Vale isn't quite what the world thinks. There's a loneliness behind those cold eyes.... and a spark that flares every time she's near. Elara tells herself to keep her distance. He's her boss He's engaged He's the definition of off - limits But late nights have a way of blurring lines. Laughter slips into whispers into glances, and before long, the air between them feels too heavy, too charged, too forbidden. And when one careless moment turns into something deniable, they both realize the truth; Theis isn't attraction, it's something much worse. Something they can't undo. Now the office is whispering, his fiancee is watching, and Elara career - the one she worked so hard for - is hanging by the thread. The more they try to stop, the harder they fall. Because some rules aren't meant to be broken. They're meant to be rewritten. Terms of attraction is a witty, slow- burn, forbidden office romance about power, vulnerability, and the kind of love that shouldn't exist - but does anyway. Filled with sparkling banter, laugh- out - loud disasters, and tension so thick you'll forget to breathe, this story proves one thing: In love, as in business, the greatest risks often yield the sweetest rewards.