Fatal Temptation

She thought she was risking her marriage. She was risking her life.Simone Banks comes home in yesterday's dress with one night she wishes she could take back.Twelve white roses are waiting on the kitchen counter.The card asks three words:Was he worth it?Her husband, Darius, knows she cheated. But when Simone says her lover's name, his questions change. He wants to know what Adrian Cole gave her. What he asked about. What she brought home.Then Simone's best friend stops answering her phone.A suspicious transfer threatens to drain their business account. An invoice carries Simone's signature—on a payment she never approved. And a photograph arrives that turns her shame into terror.Someone has Keisha.Someone wants the money.And someone wants Simone to bring her husband.Days earlier, Adrian seemed like the first man in years who noticed how much she carried. He listened. He paid attention. He made being wanted feel easy.Now Simone has to question every conversation, every kindness, and every moment she mistook for intimacy.Darius knows more than he will admit. Keisha tried to warn her. And the business Simone helped build may have been hiding secrets long before she stepped into that hotel room.With her daughter caught in the fallout and her closest friendship hanging in the balance, Simone must uncover what happened—and face what she chose. But the people who benefited from her trust have their own versions of the truth, and they are willing to hurt her to keep those versions intact.From B. Antonio comes Fatal Temptation, an urban psychological thriller about infidelity, obsession, hidden money, and the devastating price of confusing attention with safety.Sharp dialogue, dangerous attraction, and escalating suspense drive a story where betrayal reaches beyond the bedroom—and surviving means learning when to stop listening to the person who keeps asking for one more chance.One night was her choice. What follows could cost her everything.For adult readers. Contains strong language, infidelity, coercion, abduction, violence, and suicide-related themes.