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They'd known each other since childhood, but fate and family kept them apart. Crown Princess Isabella met Mateo Moretti when she was just eight, and her older half-brother became best friends with him when they were sixteen. Eight years later, at her brother's wedding, Isabella finally saw Mateo again-now a man who stirred memories she'd buried and feelings she'd never forgotten.
She had loved him at fourteen, but never said a word. Now, the attraction was undeniable. They couldn't resist each other-stealing moments on family vacations, sneaking glances where no one could see. But her brother Lorenzo discovered their secret... and anger followed.
Through heartbreak and stolen moments, breakups and reunions, Mateo never stopped fighting for her. When Isabella was forced toward an arranged marriage, he refused to let her go without a fight. On the very evening of her supposed engagement announcement, Mateo made the boldest move of all-he proposed to her.
A story of forbidden love, family drama, and a connection that refuses to be denied.