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The Exception Rule

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Lily Grace Hart is invisible. A 22-year-old intern at Stone Global who makes coffee runs and files reports while drowning in student debt. She expects nothing from the corporate world except a paycheck and maybe a reference letter. Gabriel Stone expects nothing from anyone. The 35-year-old CEO built his empire on ice-cold control after a violent kidnapping at nineteen left him with scars he hides behind three-piece suits and absolute emotional distance. He doesn't touch people. Doesn't let anyone close. Hasn't felt anything in sixteen years. Then Lily walks into his office during a panic attack and does tstronhe impossible. She touches him and he doesn't flinch. Her soft voice cuts through the chaos in his head. For the first time since the basement, since the darkness, since they broke him, Gabriel feels safe. He becomes addicted to that feeling. Addicted to her. Suddenly the untouchable CEO is breaking every rule he set. He requests her for projects. Keeps her late. Finds excuses to be near her. His entire company watches in shock as Gabriel Stone, who fires people for making eye contact too long, hovers around a junior intern like she's oxygen. Lily thinks it's mentorship. Gabriel knows it's obsession. When his jealous executive assistant spreads vicious rumors that Lily slept her way into his favor, Gabriel's protective instincts turn nuclear. He doesn't just defend her. He claims her publicly in ways that terrify them both. Because Gabriel's obsession isn't just want. It's need. Desperate, consuming, dangerous need. And Lily is starting to realize the monster everyone fears only becomes human when she's close. She's his exception to every rule. His only peace. His salvation. But can she love a man who needs her like drowning needs air?
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