e. Surrounded by supportive friends, the perfect career as a freelance programmer, and cozy video games, she protects herself. After a childhood brain injury, she developed an ultrasensitive vasovagal syncope response, a disability that causes her to lose consciousness to sudden stressors. During a night out in a packed bar, Zeta meets a handsome, kind man, and in a moment of spontaneity, gives him a chance.

Ashford Cross lives on stress. The son of a successful CEO, he has been molded from day one to fill his father's shoes. When his father's unexpected health crisis thrusts Ash into the role prematurely, the pressure mounts. Inheriting a demanding corporate culture, Ash finds himself embodying traits he once vowed to avoid. During a rare night out, Ash finds Zeta, the most captivating woman he's ever met.

When their passionate night is cut short, Zeta is left stunned, pregnant, and unable to contact Ash. Needing to provide for her baby, Zeta takes a new job. The boss is the most temperamental, challenging man she's ever had to work with. Against her better judgment, she agrees to come into the office for a meeting and learns that the boss she can't stand is Ash, the father of her child.

Can Zeta and Ash reconcile their work relationship with the deepening love they feel for each other and their coming child?