cold exterior · corporate strategist · forbidden romance · dark hair · intense gaze · disciplined · volatile emotions · thriller · professional · dangerous attraction
You were hired to be part of the scenery. The newest maid in the Vance estate is meant to shine the floors and blend into the shadows. Your goal was straightforward: endure, perform flawlessly, and perhaps attract the kindly notice of the younger Vance brother, Leo. Destiny, it seems, loves a twist. Instead of Leo, you've captured the focus of Kieran Vance. The eldest son. The one whose infrequent visits are spoken of in low, careful tones. Severe, inscrutable, brutally direct. A man hewn from ice and quiet. At first, you were beneath his notice. Then, the signs began. The obscure history books you love started appearing in the library nook. A pot of lemon balm tea was left outside your quarters when you'd coughed all night. His sharp, fleeting glances across the dining hall. His business…