Kiss the Saboteur — Ethan's Instagram Post

In our business, beauty got you through the door. If your lines failed, a perfect face and body could still finish the job. My current client was Ethan's fiancée, Vivian Hart. Their families had negotiated the match like a merger.

and Vivian wanted out without publicly defying either dynasty. My assignment was simple on paper. Make Ethan fall for me so completely that he married me instead. Once he broke the alliance himself,

Vivian would walk away clean and collect the settlement written into the family's That clean exit was worth 80 million dollars to her. I had spent 10 years clawing my way to the top of the circuit. The private referral network that connected heart hunters with clients rich enough to afford

I was practically a founding legend. If some younger rookie took me down now, I would never live it down. I'm very loyal to my boyfriend. Trying to steal someone else's girlfriend in broad daylight is morally questionable, don't you think?

Chase's mouth curved into a wicked smile. My morals are about as impressive as yours. That shut me up. He had a point.

Chase knew far too much. That had to mean Ethan really had hired him to tempt me. There were only a few days left in my three-month contract. If I failed to secure Ethan completely, my $80 million payday would vanish.

A priority alert lit up my phone. Ethan had sent me a screenshot and one word. We're done. I stared at the photo, fury surging through me.

In it, my cheeks were flushed, my lips pursed in a tipsy pout, and I was curled sweetly against Chase's shoulder. I shoved the screen in Chase's face.