crimsondragoness
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Seven years ago, I was forced into a loveless marriage with a man old enough to be my father. At nineteen, I became the wife of Lord Harrington, a powerful man who treated me like a pretty ornament while I wasted away inside gilded walls.
His son hated me, and I gave him every reason to. Adrian was only twelve when I arrived. I was bitter, resentful, and cruel to the boy who reminded me of everything I had lost.
Now the years have passed. My husband is gone, and Adrian is no longer a child. At nineteen he is tall, commanding, and far too handsome for my peace of mind. Worse, he has inherited everything. The estate, the fortune, the power.
And I am no longer his stepmother in truth, only the widow who must bow to him if I wish to survive.
But Adrian remembers every slight, every cold word, every cruel smile I once gave him. He does not want my apology. He wants my surrender.
I should hate him. I should resist him. Instead I burn for him, even as he makes me pay for every sin.
He was the boy I once dismissed. Now he is the man who can ruin me.
And the man I cannot stop wanting.