My Swimmer Stepbrother's Forbidden Claim
She cornered Isis in the cottage kitchen while the kettle hummed, blocking the exit with the casual authority of someone who had seen Isis at her best and her absolute worst.
"He looks at you like you’re water and he’s been wandering a desert for a decade," Fatima said, her voice dropping into that dangerous, knowing register. "Please tell me you are not still doing that 'professional distance' thing. Because if you are, I’m going to lose my mind."
"Fatima—not now. There’s a qualifying heat in the morning and a legal war in forty-eight hours," Isis muttered, reaching for a mug.