Rejected by the Governor’s Secret Heir

I was the governor’s hidden mistress, always overlooked and mocked—until I discovered my gentle assistant, Will Carter, was the main player in a ruthless game. The world says I’m just his practice girl, doomed to be discarded for the perfect first lady, but I’ve seen the darkness in Will’s eyes and the scars he hides for me. When the mansion’s whispers threaten to destroy my family, I have to choose: walk away in shame, or risk everything to claim a love I was never meant to have.