I walked into Hawke Tower to interview for a job that would save my sister's life. I walked out with a boss who looked at me like he already owned me.

Nora Bellamy has one goal: keep her sister's medical bills from burying what's left of their family. She doesn't need a fling. She definitely doesn't need Sebastian Hawke — silver-templed, ruthless, twice her age, and the single most dangerous man she's ever wanted to disobey.

Sebastian built an empire out of control — of markets, of boardrooms, of himself. Then his new assistant walked in soaked from the rain, spine straight, chin up, refusing to be intimidated by a man who terrifies everyone else on the forty-second floor. He should fire her. Instead, he finds every reason to keep her close.

One late night. One line neither of them meant to cross. And a rule now broken that can't be unbroken.

Sebastian doesn't do relationships. He does arrangements — and the one he offers Nora is impossible to refuse: her sister's bills, paid in full, in exchange for being his in every way that matters, behind closed doors, no questions asked. Nora tells herself it's a transaction. Sebastian tells himself the same. Neither of them believes it for long.

But Sebastian's estranged son works two floors down — the same son who once humiliated Nora and left her defenses in ruins. When old wounds and new desire collide in the same family, in the same tower, the fallout could cost Nora her job, her sister's future, and the only man who's ever looked at her like she was worth ruining his life for.

Sebastian doesn't share. He doesn't apologize. And he is done pretending this is just business.

Mine to Ruin is a full-length, standalone Forbidden Romance with a guaranteed HEA. Intense, possessive, and emotionally raw, with a clear age-gap and power-dynamic dynamic between two consenting adults.

Tropes: Forbidden Romance · Boss/Employee · Age-Gap · Possessive Alpha Hero · Billionaire Romance · Family Entanglement

18+ only. Contains mature themes and sensual content intended for adult readers.