Pretend To Be Mine by Weston Parker

I didn’t plan on wanting her.

She’s everything I’m not—soft where I’m sharp, steady where I’m ruthless, quietly brave.

She looks at me like I’m more than the weight of a legacy I never asked to carry.

Like I’m a man who deserves to be wanted, not just needed.

The problem?

My family’s reputation needs a spotless, picture-perfect fiancée.

I agree to the lie—on my terms.

One woman. One contract. One lie.

But now?

I don’t just want her in front of the cameras.

I want her in my bed when the world finally leaves me alone.

I should have known it never would.

When the spotlight turns on her and the fallout lands at her feet, I realize the truth too late— this lie of ours has teeth.

And the only person bleeding is the one woman who trusted me with her heart.

I was raised to protect a name.

To choose legacy over desire.

To never let emotion make my decisions.

But the moment I have to choose between my world and her…

I already know which one I’ll burn down.