Her brother is the sheriff who’s got me under investigation.
Her best friend is the girl that disappeared.
Confused and shattered, Tilly thinks she can seduce the answers straight out of me.
Trouble is, I’m not the simple man she thinks I am,
And I don’t take kindly to folks thinking otherwise.
She’s attractive, there’s no denying that.
But reprieve from her thick curves come at a cost,
A cost I have to resist.
She can tease me all she wants, but I stand firm on my word.
A word I have no trouble enforcing.
Author’s Note: This story features a possessive, obsessive, touch‑her‑and‑die older hero, a soft virgin heroine, an age gap, and a forbidden dynamic that gets messy fast. Ultra-high heat, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA.