With just two simple words, Chari Atwood storms back into my life.

Beautiful. Irresistible. The woman standing before me is not the girl I knew growing up.

And I'm not the same hopeful kid everyone thought was going nowhere fast.

Nowadays, I'm a hero. A celebrity. A man who isn't content with the billions in his bank account.

Call me ambitious if you want. I have my sights set on the rest of the world, and don't have time for a relationship, including the one woman who still has the power to bring me to my knees.

I will not break.

I will not succumb.

Except that I'm used to getting exactly what I want, and after one chance encounter, it's clear that what I want is Chari Atwood . . .

Even if she is my best friend's little sister.