The Captain's Forbidden Mate
“So she always has a way through the door too.”
Damien arrived late, breathless, having driven straight from a Ridgeview council session still in his formal jacket, and made a great show of washing his hands in the lake before he’d touch her, muttering about germs and responsibility, which from Damien counted as an oath of loyalty more binding than any ceremony.
“She’s going to be terrifying,” he announced, holding her with surprising ease. “Corwin blood, Silverclaw temper, and parents who negotiate land deals for fun. God help the rest of us.”