After securing her career as a designer in Paris, Arlene Brooks allows herself one night of abandon with the lead singer of Lia Skye Lucia—her ultimate obsession. Warner Lorenzo is a rock god on the stage, secretly a runaway wolf haunted by a savage birthright. Fleeing his father’s tyranny, he chose fame over his pack, rejecting the brutal legacy that trailed him.
A single explosive encounter after a show brings them together. Arlene is completely mesmerized by the man behind the anthems, while Warner comes face-to-face with the woman fate has chosen for him. She’s human, with a bright, clean future ahead. He’s a rogue, desperate to escape his bloodline. Following a night of raw passion, Warner disappears, believing she’s safer if he remains nothing more than a scorching memory.
That one night redefines Arlene’s world. Five years after her encounter with Warner Lorenzo, she’s a single mother to twins. A quick search of his name reveals a blur of tabloids, women, and wild parties. She vows to protect her children by keeping their existence a secret, praying their paths will never cross again.
Fate, it seems, has a twisted sense of humor. They collide in the middle of a crowded airport, where Warner discovers a little boy and girl who bear an undeniable resemblance to his family—one with his own jade-green eyes, the other a perfect echo of the women in his lineage.
He is left reeling when the little girl proudly calls Arlene “Mommy.” Panicked, Arlene seizes her chance to escape as a swarm of fans descends on Warner. He might have found the will to let her go once, but everything has changed. He knows the truth now, and he can’t walk away, because the very power his children have inherited makes them a target for dangers she can’t possibly imagine.

Mr. Lorenzo leans forward, his weathered hands clasped together. "I can drive you to your place so you can gather some belongings for yourself and the children."


My stomach tightens at the thought. "I'm not sure I want to bring the twins back there so soon."


"We can watch them," Lorelei and Isabel say in unison, their voices overlapping with enthusiasm.


I shake my head instinctively. "I don't know about that."


Mr. Lorenzo's expression grows serious. "There's nowhere safer for them than here, Arlene. This ranch is completely secured. I have guards stationed at every entrance and patrolling the perimeter constantly. These women would protect those children with their lives."


"I trust you," I say quietly. "It's just that I've never left them with anyone else before. Hannah was the only babysitter they ever had, and before her, it was always just me taking care of them."


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