My Father's Bossy Best Friend

My new client is a brooding billionaire with a criminal past.

Too bad he’s also my dad’s best friend… and I just let him bend every rule—including me.

Dexter Hale was my father’s best friend. Loyal. Protective.
I was the girl who adored him.
Now I’m the woman he watches like he’s imagining all the ways he could ruin me.

Working together, the tension coils tighter.
His voice drops. His eyes linger.
And when I tease him, challenge him, he looks at me like he’s already undone.
He’s still all hard edges and paternal restraint, but I see the slip.
He lets me in. Slowly. Reluctantly.

I know I’m playing with fire.
But I’ve never wanted to be burned so badly.

I see the man behind the armor.
He’s flawed. Feral. Heartbreakingly real.
And I fall—hard.

Only this isn’t just a secret. It’s a betrayal.
If my dad finds out, he’ll destroy everything—starting with Dexter.

Too bad he raised me to take what I want—and never apologize for it.