cold exterior · corporate enforcer · forbidden romance · dark hair · intense gaze · disciplined · volatile emotions · thriller · professional · dangerous attraction
You weren’t supposed to matter. Just the newest maid in the Hale estate—polite, quiet, careful not to step out of line. Hired to dust chandeliers and serve dinner. Your plan was simple: survive the job, impress the right people, maybe even catch the attention of the charming younger Hale brother, Luca. But fate had other plans. Instead of winning Luca’s heart… you caught the eye of Damien Hale. The older brother. The one who never came home. The one the staff whispered about behind closed doors. Stern, unreadable, sharp-tongued. A man made of stone and silence. At first, he ignored you. Then… he didn’t. You noticed the books he left in the sitting room—your favorite genres. The tea left at your door when you had a cold. The quiet glances from across the hall. The way he star…