Chapter 38- The Perfect View

Jaden stood under the shower, letting the cool water run over his body, a stark contrast to the heat coursing through his veins. Anna Hayes was proving to be more than a handful. She wasn’t just playing the part he’d expected—she was rewriting the script.

He’d thought he had her figured out. A desperate woman with a soft heart and a simple motive—her sister’s life. Anna wasn’t just surviving their arrangement; she was thriving in it, bending the rules in her favor.

The image of her stepping out of the water, her gaze steady and unapologetic, flashed through his mind. She wasn’t ashamed, wasn’t flustered. If anything, she’d looked victorious, like she’d won some invisible battle he hadn’t even realized they were fighting.

Jaden clenched his jaw, his hands resting on the shower wall. He had underestimated her. And in his world, underestimating someone was a dangerous mistake.