Scarlet and Sin

She was his best friend's little sister. She was the one mistake he couldn't afford to make.

Scarlet Ruby Bennett thought coming home would be simple.
After a year exploring Europe, she returns to the place she's always called home, ready to begin her university journey and rediscover the life she left behind. But home isn't the same anymore... and neither is the boy next door.

Adrian Cross was once the older boy who teased her, protected her, and stood beside her brother through everything. Now he's a man she barely recognises - wealthy, powerful, tatooed and guarded by a reputation that warns people to stay away.
The world sees Adrian as untouchable. A man who doesn't do relationships. A man who takes what he wants and never looks back.

But Scarlet sees something different.

She sees the person hidden beneath the suits, the secrets and the walls he's spent years building.
The problem is, Adrian knows exactly why he should stay away.
She is his best friend's little sister.
She's too young. Too fearless. Too impossible to ignore.

And wanting her could destory everything he has spent his life protecting.
Because some desires are forbidden for a reason.
But some mistakes are worth making.

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