In a scandalous twist worthy of a headline, Taylor Hayes is done playing nice. No longer the patient therapist or the understanding ex, she’s slipping into full-on schemer mode—ready to light a romantic match that could burn down Brooke Logan’s happy ending with Ridge. Her weapon of choice? Nick Marone, the brooding ex who once had Brooke tangled in a mess of passion and heartbreak. With a hushed phone call, Taylor offers Nick an invitation he never saw coming: come back to L.A., seduce Brooke, and remind her what real love used to feel like. Taylor’s gamble is laced with strategy and just the right amount of emotional manipulation, a mirror image of her daughter Steffy’s playbook against Hope.

Meanwhile, Brooke is blissfully unaware of the storm about to crash into her carefully constructed reunion fantasy with Ridge. Between flirtatious design meetings and secret lingerie try-ons, Brooke believes she’s on the verge of reclaiming the man she’s always called her destiny. But Taylor sees the writing on the wall—and she’s determined to erase Brooke’s name from Ridge’s future once and for all.

And while romantic warfare brews at Forrester Creations, another crisis unfolds across town. Liam Spencer clings to life after a traumatic brain injury, and Steffy, torn between loyalty and buried emotions, refuses to leave his side. Her heartache may be stirring feelings she’s not ready to admit—even as Finn senses the shift in her affection. As emotional fault lines crack beneath every relationship, Brooke could be headed into a full-blown heartquake of her own, especially if Nick returns with a mission and a memory of a love that once consumed them both.

With younger romances teetering, Daphne sliding deeper into Carter and Hope’s crumbling connection, and Sheila quietly plotting revenge against Poppy, one thing is certain: Taylor’s plot to weaponize the past could either deliver poetic justice… or blow up spectacularly. Will Brooke fall for Nick again, or will she expose Taylor’s manipulative hand before it’s too late? And will Ridge find out the truth about the dangerous game being played behind his back? Buckle up, Bold and Beautiful fans—this ride is just getting started.