Overview

CONTROL IS HER CURRENCY. SURRENDER IS THE ONLY PRICE SHE CAN’T AFFORD.

Mary Vance is the Ice Queen of Chicago’s corporate world. As the ruthless CEO of Vance & Co., she manages billion-dollar crises with surgical precision. She demands perfection, silence, and absolute obedience. She doesn't have partners; she has subjects. She has built a fortress of ice to keep the world out, convinced that intimacy is just another liability she can't afford.

Enter Lydia Cross.

Young, brilliant, and recklessly defiant, Lydia is the glitch in Mary’s perfect system. She was hired to analyze data, not to dismantle the boss’s defenses. But when Lydia challenges Mary’s logic in the boardroom and unravels her composure during a snowbound night in the penthouse, the professional lines blur into a dangerous obsession.

This is a scorching Age Gap, Office Romance where power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. It starts with a challenge. It spirals into a secret affair fueled by late nights, stolen glances across the conference table, and a hunger that defies the employee handbook. Mary thinks she can manage the attraction like a business deal. She thinks she can keep Lydia at arm's length.
But you can’t manage a fire when you’re the one holding the match.

When the Board demands a sacrifice to save the company's reputation, Mary must make the ultimate choice: protect the empire she built, or surrender to the woman who brought it to life.

Clock in for the steam. Stay for the heartbreak.