A standalone enemies-to-lovers office romance set within the Rydeville Elite world. Demi Dropping out of college senior year was never part of my plan. But Dad needs me, and I'd move mountains for the only parent I've ever known-even working for the company that fired him. My boss, Charlie, is determined to make my life a living hell, availing of every opportunity to undermine my confidence, to humiliate and threaten me. Sleeping with him the night of his wedding might have something to do with his attitude. Or the fact I'm the spitting image of the woman he really wants. If our financial situation wasn't so dire, I'd tell Charlie to stick his job up his delectable butt. But I'm trapped, and things are only getting worse. Because the more layers I uncover, the more I realize he is nothing l expected and everything I crave. Charlie If there was a manual for all the ways a person could mess up his life, it'd have my name written on it. I can't undo the things I've done, no matter how badly I want to, and every day is a constant reminder of my epic failure. Especially her. It's as if Demi has been put on this earth to punish me. To inflict more torture and pain. Because every second I'm around her, she makes me feel things I don't want to feel. So, I lash out. Doing my best to push her away. Until I realize she's everything I never knew I needed, and the fight becomes a new battle-one to win her heart. Due to mature content and themes, this book is recommended to readers aged eighteen and over. This is a slightly extended version of the version that appeared in the Bully Me anthology containing one extra chapter and two epilogues. It is a 63k word short novel that ends with a HEA and NO cliffhanger.