The Associate

Three years after the first warning signs, Sasha Cain has made herself indispensable at Kessler Brandt. From the advisory floor, she can reach old transaction records and the archive behind a growing private case. Then a systems migration threatens to bury the evidence behind procedure and polished explanations. Marcus Kade, a restructuring specialist, sees more than Sasha intends and offers the one thing she does not know how to accept: patience without a demand. But Sasha does not mistake desire for safety. As she races the archive, she decides how much access Marcus will have, and what she will make him pay for it.

For adult readers 18+ only. Contains explicit sexual content.