Chapter 1

I never expected to end up tangled in the sheets with Jack Carlisle, my family's longtime friend and my unofficial guardian. The morning after our passionate night together, I did what I do best: I put on my ice queen face and pretended nothing had ever happened between us. But Jack? Oh, he's not taking it well at all. He's going absolutely crazy, trying to make me acknowledge what we shared.

I heard that he never dates, never gives women a chance at a real relationship. And he certainly never touches the same woman twice. Yet somehow, we've been maintaining this secret affair for six whole months.

Then one day, Mrs. Carlisle excitedly showed me a photo. "Jack picked his fiancée himself. Isn't she beautiful?"

I looked at the stunningly gorgeous woman in the picture and smiled, offering my congratulations. "She's very pretty. They make a great couple. Congratulations to Jack."

Late that night, Jack suddenly appeared in my room. "Getting cocky, aren't you, Aria? Calling me 'daddy' in bed and 'Mr. Carlisle' outside. Are you playing games with me?"