His Daughter's Nanny, His Heart's Obsession

l windows, casting warm streaks

morning that di

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mira

eeves rolled up, when a voice-smooth a

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d, Aria

me easy and lit up a room without effort. He was tall like Damon, but where D

be roguish, and he had a tousled kind of perfection

her, hand tighteni

the child, protective without

a brow. "You mu

.. not introd

"Touché. Liam Knight. Damon's younge

family-one of the youngest CFOs in New York before he'd stepped down to pursue "other ve

on had a brother,"

the kitchen like he owned the place grabbing a strawberry from the bowl without asking. "But

t from behind

ely and softened his tone

espo

id quietly. "She doesn

Instead, he crouched a little, placing the strawberry on the edge of t

, but she didn't

re already doing better than any of the l

n," she said simply

d intrigued. "No, you're n

t lo

seen worse than cold mansions and brooding billionair

ifting her chin just a

t enough to make her heart jump. "W

th

ia

the warmth like ic

adable. He was dressed in a dark suit as usual, tie perfectly in place, b

eeted, unbothered.

m Liam... to Aria. To

mon said coldly. "D

ender. "Relax. Just making convers

t longer on Aria, who met his gaze evenly, even

"My study. Ten minu

n he wa

ow whistle. "Cha

o let the tension cling to her skin. "You

inked. Then he paused, voice gentler. "He's not a bad man

s now silently nibbling the

hing about tha

-

away toys in the nursery when a

surprised to

e rolled to his forearms, and his expression

check in,

And..." she hesitated, glancing at Isla, who was curle

ughter. Something shifted behi

etter than most

a compliment," Aria

le. "Don't let Li

surprised he

rming. He

And you use what? Sil

oment she saw something flicker-not a

works," he s

ed and walked away, leaving behind a

pered, "Your father is the strang

d-tumbled gently to the side as if for the firs