Clare Cathy

"So, you just use me for your safety and leave when you want?" His voice was dangerously low, making everyone shiver. Everyone but Lucia. She looked him square in the eyes, no hint of fear in her clear hazel gaze. "Mr. Sinclair, from the bottom of my heart, I'm truly grateful for your help and for being there for me—but I have nothing to offer you." Adrian chuckled to himself, hands in his pockets. Lucia was back. The fire in her eyes said it all.... From the moment billionaire heir Adrian Sinclair stepped into the Ember Lounge, Lucia Gregory knew trouble had found her. Orphaned, overworked, and fiercely guarded, Lucia had no time for entitled men with too much money and too little depth. But Adrian wasn't like the others. When she challenged him to prove he was more than a name and a bank account, he made a bet: "Give me a week. No money. No status. Just me." What began as a distraction spiraled into something deeper. But Lucia's past isn't just painful—it's dangerous. And when a secret links Adrian's powerful family to everything she's tried to escape, she's forced to ask herself: Can she trust the man who could destroy her world—or is he the only one who can save it?