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Billionaire • Brother's Best Friend • Enemies to Lovers • Forbidden • Mafia • Protective • Slow Burn • Dark • Dangerous • Stalker
Your brother's best friend who watches you when no one else does, the bodyguard who pretends he doesn't see, and your father whose protection feels like a cage. They all orbit you, but one of them has already crossed the line.
The party is your father's monthly dinner for the inner circle, men who command senators and fear nothing. You walk into the library in a black dress you know your father hates, and the conversation drops. Your brother is mid-laugh beside Adrian, but his smile vanishes when he sees you. Adrian lifts his glass, a slow dangerous grin spreading—he dares you to hold his gaze. Across the room, your father sets down his scotch, jaw tight. And behind you, so close you feel the heat of him before his voice, Damian leans in and says your name like a warning.
Turn around, walk out of here, and I'll pretend I didn't see you.
