For years, Claire Douglas has admired Damien Blackwell from afar.
As the powerful CEO of Blackwell Capital, he's known for his discipline, his precision, and his philanthropy - using his influence to support causes that matter. When Claire lands a coveted internship at his firm, it feels like the opportunity she's been working toward for years.
In the office, Damien is exactly what she expected: composed, controlled, and strictly professional.
At first.
But Claire isn't intimidated by him the way others are. She challenges him. Pushes him. Sees past the reputation and into the man beneath it. And slowly, the perfectly constructed walls he's built around himself begin to crack.
What starts as mentorship turns into something far more complicated.
Because admiration is safe from a distance.
Up close, it becomes impossible to ignore.