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 returned to my office feeling like a wild animal trapped in a cage. My body was wound tight with desperation, every fiber of my being screaming to chase after Hazel and fall to my knees begging for her forgiveness. But I couldn't just storm out like some unhinged lunatic. She was working at West's firm now, and barging in there would only make her despise me more than she already did.


But waiting until the end of the workday felt impossible. The walls of my office seemed to be closing in, suffocating me with each passing second. I made my decision and grabbed my jacket, telling Bianca I was done for the day. Every muscle in my body tensed as I looked at her, wanting nothing more than to drag that venomous snake out of my building and throw her onto the street. But I had to control myself. I had to wait for the right moment.


Chapter 46 - Confronting the Tribunal