Curious Nyt Crossword Clue

When Cassandra Jenkins is blackmailed into marrying Trovian Blackwood to protect her sister, she looks like a victim, another pawn in her father’s web of control. But Cassandra has a secret no one sees coming: she’s using the marriage as a way to get closer to her father’s empire and tear it down from the inside. Trovian, the cold and calculated man, believes Cassandra is part of her father's schemes. He wants revenge, not romance, and punishes her for every perceived betrayal. But the closer he watches her, the more cracks he starts to see… and the more curious he becomes about the woman behind the mask. As Cassandra and Trovian wage war behind closed doors, desire simmers beneath every threat. And when the real enemies start circling, they’ll have to decide if they’re willing to burn together or be destroyed alone.

He wasn’t supposed to be anything more than a favor. A protector. A shadow while my father was gone. But now he’s everything I shouldn’t want—and the only thing I can’t stop craving. My father’s a powerful man—military, respected, constantly away. After the divorce, it was just me. No mother. No softness. Just silence and an empty house that echoed louder with every year. Then came Roman Cross. My dad’s best friend. His war brother. Older. Stricter. And always watching. He moved into the guesthouse when I turned eighteen, “just to keep an eye on things,” he said. A promise made man-to-man, sealed with loyalty. But Roman doesn’t treat me like a child. Not anymore. Not since the night I saw what he really is—what he really wants. He runs something dark behind closed doors. A secret club, built on control and submission. And once I got too curious, there was no going back. Now every look is a warning. Every touch, a mistake. Every whispered good girl... a promise. My father thinks I’m safe. But I fell in love with the one man he trusted to protect me. “Guardian of Ruin” is a dark, forbidden romance full of secrets, age-gap tension, and the dangerous kind of love that can never stay hidden.