Shamar Phillips

Some loves fade. Others turn into obsessions. Jax left New York to escape a past that nearly ruined him, and a woman who knew exactly how to get her way. Now a successful man, he returns to visit his family and the woman he's been quietly loving from a distance. Kendra James is smart, loyal, and holding her life together one sacrifice at a time. A devoted single mother and rising paralegal, she's built a close friendship with her boss, Naomi Knight-never imagining the man she loves and the woman she trusts share a dangerous history.
Naomi is brilliant, beautiful, and engaged to Kendra's brother. On the surface, her life is perfect. But when Jax reenters her world, old feelings resurface, and so does her jealousy. Watching him love another woman is unbearable. Especially when that woman is Kendra. What begins as subtle tension turns into cold distance, sharp remarks, and calculated moves as Naomi's envy grows darker by the day.
Trapped between love, friendship, and betrayal, Kendra starts to question everything-her job, her friendship, and the man who unknowingly tied all their lives together. Because Naomi doesn't just want Jax back. She wants what Kendra has. And she's willing to risk it all to get it.