His Forbidden Heiress

nder Wolfe caught it. Recognition. Memory. Something deeper t

olite, though there was a faint edge of nervousness beneath the surface.

his mind raced with questions. Why had Charles brought her here, of all

long. It wasn't the gaze of a woman meeting a stranger. No, there was fami

le. "Lila has just returned from Europe. I thought it was time she st

decision. The last I heard, Lila wasn

ople grow up, Alexander. They

smile. "Some places are chosen for us, Mr

d, defiant girl she once was. The woman standing before him was composed, almost guarded. But he

ald-green gown sweeping elegantly behind her

oice to a conspiratorial murmur. "She's quite remarkable, isn't she? My pride

warning as much as

aising his glass. "I

e smirk faded. He didn't trust Charles, and now, with Lila sudden

terrace, the cool night air ruffling her ha

," he said, step

he corners of her lips lift in a faint sm

cade ago, they had met under far different circumstances-circumstance

you into his world at last," Alexander

yes sharp. "Let me? I forced my way in. M

ut short by the intensity in her gaze. "What are y

g for the first time. "If you think

n wh

ttling with herself over what to say. Finally,

d when you find out the truth..." Her eye

peared into the ballroom, leaving him on the

as unfolding, it was far more dangerou