Forbidden Affairs
Or why her godmother had made them co-heirs.
The car jerked as the wheels hit gravel. Ahead, the mansion emerged from the mist like a secret too old to be told. Ivy clawed the stone walls, and windows blinked like eyes. The front door opened before she even reached the steps.
She stepped out into the cold and met the first one—tall, broad-shouldered, arms crossed like a statue brought to life.
Noah Hawthorne.
She’d seen a photo of him once—stern in uniform, eyes like flint. In person, he was harder. Colder. His gaze skimmed her body with disapproval… or maybe interest. She couldn’t tell. Couldn’t breathe under it.