Romance with Rhythm

One pretend romance. One real heartthrob. And one lie that could ruin everything.

I hate Cyrus “Cy” Darby.
I’ve hated him for eleven years.

He’s the reason I swore off love. The reason I stopped believing in happy endings. And now fate has a sick sense of humor—because I’m stuck on a reality dating show with him while I search for the woman obsessed with him.

I’m not here to flirt.
I’m not here to win a man.
I’m here to win a mission.

SAFE Haven Security needs a dedicated cyber arm, and I’ll do whatever it takes to build it—even if it means playing the perfect girlfriend on camera. Even if it means smiling beside the man I’ve spent years pretending doesn’t exist.

But the longer I fake it, the more Cy slips past my defenses.
The more I see the man behind the charm.
The more I question everything I thought I knew.

Because hate doesn’t burn this hot.
And a job was never supposed to feel like this.

So what happens when pretending turns into something real?