The Edge of Want
Two minutes late, one career on the line, and the devil himself holding the elevator doors. Sienna Delacroix has spent years rebuilding her life far from the glittering, cutthroat world of Ashford fashion, until a single pitch pulls her back into the Manhattan orbit she swore she'd never return to. Waiting in the marble lobby of the Whitfield Building is Sebastian Ashford: heir to the dynasty her family once served, the man she left without explanation, and now the gatekeeper to the most feared fashion editor in the city. Sebastian hasn't forgotten. Neither has his family. As Sienna navigates boardroom politics, ruthless editors, and the ghosts of a scandal that destroyed her mother's name, allies emerge in unexpected places, Margaret Chen's sharp counsel, Daniel Park's quiet loyalty, and Priya Mehta's fierce ambition. But so do enemies: Marcus Thorne's predatory interest, Eleanor Vance's icy disapproval, and Richard Bellamy's insistence that the past stay buried. When a secret threatens to unravel Sienna's carefully constructed future, she's forced to choose between the safety of silence and the terrifying freedom of the truth, knowing that Sebastian stands on the other side of that door, ready to either catch her or let her fall.