Judy Lane

He stole a life to survive. She's the only one who knows he doesn't belong in it. He had everything-power, control, a life built on precision. Until the day he was told he was dying. With months left to live, Mason Whitaker does the only thing he has ever trusted: he finds a way to win. An illegal procedure. A stolen body. A second chance. A borrowed life. But the body he takes isn't empty. It comes with unfinished connections.
Unspoken history. And a woman who looks at him like she knows something is wrong. Emma Lawson doesn't believe in miracles. She believes in instinct-and hers tells her that the man standing in front of her is not the one she knew. Not the one she cared about. Not the one she trusted. The more she watches him, the more the cracks begin to show. A hesitation. A choice that doesn't fit. A presence that feels.
off. And Mason realizes something far more dangerous than death:He is losing control. Because the closer he gets to Emma, the harder it becomes to maintain the lie. The more he wants her to believe him. The more he needs her to choose him. Even if it means destroying the truth. Even if it means becoming someone he was never meant to be. He stole a life to survive. He wasn't meant to want anything inside it.