The Balance of Probabilities
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Last published Sat, Aug 2, 2025
She wasn't supposed to fall for her mentor.
She definitely wasn't supposed to kiss her in chambers.
Juliet Hale is overworked, emotionally exhausted, and trying not to stare at the most compelling woman in the judiciary. Caroline Winter KC is brilliant, disciplined - and terrifying. When a new judicial mentoring scheme pairs them together, it's supposed to be a career opportunity.
Not a personal undoing.
As the bond deepens, rules blur. Between whispered advice and long looks across court, both women must choose: protect their reputations - or risk everything for a love that might just ruin them.
But one man is watching. And he's about to turn longing into danger.
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This story will eventually contain mature themes and smut - you have been warned!
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