Claimed By My Best Friend’s Daddy
I lost track of time, turning pages steadily, the outside world fading until there was only the story unfolding in my hands.
At some point Maria knocked softly and left a small tray on the side table, it contained fresh cookies, a refill of hot chocolate, and a little note that read “Enjoy, dear.” I smiled and kept reading, letting the quiet luxury of the room wrap around me like a protective cocoon.
This was what a holiday break was supposed to feel like.
I turned another page, the heroine finally alone with the duke in a moonlit library much like this one. My cheeks warmed at the charged description, but I didn’t stop. For once, my own complicated feelings felt far away, safely locked behi