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CHAPTER 1

Boston, Massachusetts

This wasn’t happening

This couldn’t be happening

I curledas Iarea of the penthouse aparts and a wall of s that led out onto a huge balcony The water frolistened under the sun It was a beautiful building with a gorgeous backdrop and I could not appreciate any of it because I was too focused on finding him there

My heart stopped at the sight of hi outside on the balcony

Caine Carraway

“Alexa!”

My head snapped around from Caine’s direction to the kitchen area where my boss, Benito, was surrounded by two laptops and various other equipment for the photo shoot This was supposed to be theand told him to direct me where he needed me

Instead I looked back at Caine

The orange juice I had drunk thatsloshed around unpleasantly in my stomach

“Alexa!”

Benito was suddenly in front ofat me

“Hi,” I said, my voice flat “Where do you want me?”

Benito cocked his head to the side, looking up at me in a way that was almost comical I was tall at five nine He was only five six But what he lacked in height he ave ot my normal Alexa back I cannot cope with the Mother’s Day–disaster Alexa Today I’azine’s Top Self-Made Men Under Forty Caine is to grace the cover” He shot a look over his shoulder at said cover model “An obvious choice” He raised an eyebrow at me “Today’s an important shoot In case you don’t know, Caine Carraway is one of Boston’s ible bachelors He’s the CEO of Carraway—”

“Financial Holdings,” I said softly “I know”