Mercy E

"Too late," I whisper, reaching forward and gently tugging at the collar of his shirt. "I think I already did." He spins—fast. One hand grips my wrist. Not hard. But firm. Possessive. "You think this is a game?" he growls, low and guttural. I smile up at him, heart hammering. "It's whatever you make it." "You're a little girl playing with fire." "I saw the way you looked at me tonight," I say. "And you didn't blink when my dress dipped lower. You stared, Alexander." ****** When Ivy returns home for the summer, she's not the wide-eyed girl her billionaire stepfather raised after her mother's death. She's twenty-one now—sharp-tongued, s*xy, and trouble in heels. The little girl is gone. In her place is a brat who knows exactly how to push Alexander Wolfe's buttons… and maybe, just maybe, tempt him to sin. Alexander has spent years locking away his desire for the forbidden girl he swore to protect. He built empires and buried lust behind boardrooms and bourbon. But when Ivy saunters back into his mansion with those legs, that attitude, and that wicked glint in her eyes—every line he drew begins to blur. She wants to tease. He wants to ruin. But what starts as a game of temptation quickly spirals into obsession. As secrets unravel and past sins claw their way to the surface, the line between protector and predator, love and lust, begins to crumble. And when Ivy's dangerous ex resurfaces and an unexpected pregnancy shakes their world. Alexander will be forced to choose between keeping his twisted desires in the dark… Or claiming his little girl in the most sinful way possible. He raised her like a daughter. Now, he's ready to make her his wife.