Duty first. When I became a royal guard, I made that oath. She was off limits, out of my reach. A forbidden love that once consumed us and ruined a friendship. 

 

I stayed away, but every man has a breaking point. 

 

A threat to her life forces me to act and step out of the shadows. All bets are off. The only man I trust to watch over her is me. Now that I have her back under my protection, I’m keeping her. 

 

She’s the only woman I have ever loved, and my only regret is waiting so long to make her mine.