Isla Fox

Three years ago, Hazel Vance made a choice that changed everything. One night of passion with a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball left her with more than just memories—it left her with a son whose rare violet-blue eyes are a constant reminder of the father she'll never find.

Now a struggling single mother, Hazel desperately needs the executive assistant position at Sterling Group. The salary could finally give her two-year-old Leo the life he deserves. But her new boss, CEO Liam Sterling, is nothing like she expected.

Demanding, brilliant, and devastatingly handsome, Liam has a reputation for being impossible to work for. Most assistants don't last a week. When Hazel refuses to be intimidated by his cold demeanor and sharp tongue, something shifts between them. The attraction is immediate and electric, crackling through every professional interaction.

But it's his eyes that stop her cold. The same striking violet-blue shade that stares back at her every morning when she looks at her son.

As the tension between them builds and the lines between professional and personal begin to blur, Hazel finds herself caught between her desperate need for this job and her growing attraction to the one man who could destroy everything she's worked for.

She doesn't know that Liam has been searching for the mysterious woman from the masquerade ball ever since that night changed him forever. And he has no idea that the composed, fiery assistant who challenges him at every turn is the same woman who haunts his dreams.

When the truth finally comes to light, will it bring them together or tear apart the fragile new life Hazel has built for herself and her son?

The CEO’s Masked Secret Wife

I woke up feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. My eyes were swollen, my head pounding, and my pillow damp with tears. The memories of yesterday crashed into me like waves against rocks—Liam's accusations, his cold eyes, the complete lack of trust.


I jerked upright to find Chloe sitting in the armchair beside my bed, her face tight with concern. She wore yoga pants and an oversized sweater, her blonde hair pulled back in a messy bun. She looked like she'd been there for hours.


"How did you get in?" My voice came out raspy from crying.


"I have your spare key, remember?" She moved to sit beside me on the bed. "Clara has Leo. She'll keep him overnight if needed."


"What happened, Hazel? I got your text saying you were going to Liam's, then nothing. I called eight times." She reached for my hand. "I was worried sick."


The dam broke. "He fired me, Chloe. He accused me of selling company secrets."


A Friend in the Darkness