Under His Billionaire Roof

One childhood crush. One unbreakable rule. One mansion where every hallway feels like a trap. For fifteen years, Leighton Hayes has loved Noah Knight from afar, the untouchable older brother of her best friend Chloe.
Now twenty-three, broke, and freshly homeless, Leighton has nowhere to go but the sprawling estate of the man who once barely noticed her.
Noah remembers her all too well.
The billionaire who built an empire from nothing has spent the last six months trying to become a better man, and the shy girl in oversized hoodies who just moved into his guest wing is the most dangerous temptation he's ever faced.
Chloe's single rule was always clear: her friends are off-limits. Especially to Noah, the reformed Playboy who used to burn through supermodels and headlines.
But late nights, shared secrets, and one stolen shirt ignite a fire neither of them can extinguish.
What begins as whispered confessions and almost-kisses explodes into a secret affair neither wants to end, even as the lies stack higher. When Chloe discovers the truth, the betrayal threatens to destroy the only family each of them has ever known.
Leighton must decide if love is worth losing her best friend. Noah must prove he's finally ready to risk everything for the one woman he swore he'd never touch.
Some rules are made to be broken. Some hearts refuse to stay forbidden.
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"I know I should not have touched you. But I cannot take it back."
"I am not asking you to take it back." His hand moved underwater and brushed her hip lightly.
Her skin ignited at the contact.
"This is dangerous," he said.