I point to the moth tattoo on my chest, trying to keep my breathing under control. "It's beating so hard for you. Why can't you see that?" "Luke-" "I won't hide it, and I don't care who knows. Just don't act like you don't feel the same. It's cruel." -- As a successful single mother at the age of 23, Lilac lives by three simple rules: 1) Darius is your no.1 priority 2) Keep your past in the past 3) Protect Darius from the past It all seemed so simple, till the past barged in unannounced for one final visit. Now, in order to keep her son safe, Lilac decides to hire someone to look after him. -- Luke is a college sophomore who's desperate for cash. So when the perfect position opens up with a large salary, he decides to give it a go. How hard can it be? What'll happen when the woman with a dangerous past, and the guy with a blabbering problem and a nerdy side cross paths? Distractions turn into seductions which turn into something more... -- This story has alternating POVS between both characters.

Mysterious symbols tatted on their skin. A house with a set of rules but zero explanations. A group of friends find their world flipped upside down. A handsome stranger thrown with them. What the hell is happening? #5 in stronglead