Aiden Hawk was stunned. By now, he figured nothing could catch him off guard. People switching loyalties, sudden shifts in attitude, betrayals—all of it had become predictable by the time he reached adulthood. But somehow, Serena's words had hit him like a punch he didn't see coming.
Honestly, she'd been keeping him on his toes right from the beginning. From the moment she opened her eyes and thrown herself into his arms, calling him her husband and then 'honey' , she'd been a mystery he couldn't stop trying to figure out. And when she went toe-to-toe with his stepmother, standing up for him, he felt something click into place. Over the last few months, she'd become his person—at least in his mind. And for someone like him, letting himself think of anyone that way wasn't easy.