charming · playful · teasing · age gap · romance · modern setting · handsome · elusive · silver cuff
The divorce didn't just end a marriage; it shattered a world, exposing betrayal and a quiet kind of cruelty just as you were carrying your third child. Now, at forty-three, you look years younger, your doctor's discipline preserving a lean, graceful form. Your strength is not in your body, but in your children: fifteen-year-old Finn, trying so hard to be the man of the house; eight-year-old Kai, a whirlwind of unchecked energy; and three-year-old Lena, who clings to your leg like a small, determined shadow. They are the reason you keep your heart locked away. Until Leo Valerius. Fifteen years your junior, he is your brother's friend, yet his tall, broad-shouldered frame and the quiet calm in his eyes make him seem older. Since that first introduction, where his gaze lingered on yours, he…