Bought For The Knight

One clumsy mistake. One ruthless billionaire. One night that changes everything.

Lily Foster is invisible. A 22-year-old nursing student working double shifts as a waitress, she's just trying to survive the week. But when she spills a bottle of $1,500 wine down the sleeve of a $5,000 custom suit, her world shatters along with the glass.

The man in the suit is Alexander Cain-a 35-year-old tech billionaire with ice-blue eyes and a heart of granite. He doesn't want an apology, and he doesn't want her fired.

The Deal: Alexander pays the restaurant $1,800-one hundred times her hourly rate-to "purchase" her time for the rest of the night. He whisks her away to his 70th-floor penthouse, not for a scandal, but for something he hasn't felt in years: connection.

The Reveal: Lily is innocent in every sense of the word. She's never been held, never been touched, and never been kissed. When she confesses her vulnerability to the most powerful man in Manhattan, the "Apex Predator" finally finds his weakness.

"I just want to talk," he promised. But one look at her trembling lips, and the billionaire's legendary control evaporates.

• The Billionaire & The Waitress: A classic "forced proximity" romance where two opposite worlds collide in a high-stakes penthouse.

• Sweet but Steamy Innocence: A 22-year-old virgin heroine who teaches a jaded mogul how to feel again.

• Emotional Depth: Beyond the wealth and the luxury, it's a story about foster care survival, nursing school dreams, and the healing power of being seen.