Only A Shadow of His True Love

For five years, Eleanor has been Tobias Reed's secret weapon in investment banking, closing deals and guarding his back while he keeps their relationship hidden. On their fifth anniversary, she arrives at his country club with a homemade cake and overhears the truth: Tobias only chose her because she resembles Vivian Sullivan, her half-sister, and he has used her all along as a shield to protect Vivian from the Reed family's enemies.

Eleanor does not confront him. She throws the cake away and calls Mr. Holt, Tobias's biggest rival, to accept his offer. But when she tells Tobias she is leaving, he reminds her that her sick stepfather depends on Reed's experimental drugs and specialists, and demands she attend the Stellar Acquisition meeting as planned.

Trapped by her father's life and disgusted by the man she loved, Eleanor must decide how far she will go to escape a cage built on lies.