prepare for the worst artinya

This story contains explicit content, intense emotional tension, and dangerously possessive alpha behavior. Reader discretion is strongly advised. "Does your brother know," he murmured, his voice low and rough, "that his worst enemy is touching his sister right now?" A soft whimper escaped me. My body reacted instinctively, tightening around his touch. "No," I gasped, desperate and trembling. "He can never know. He can never find out." He deepened his touch, and my words dissolved into a breathless cry. "Good girl," he whispered, his voice a low promise. "This stays between us." For ten years, Skye Moore lived by one rule: Stay away from Thorne. Once her brother's closest friend, now his greatest enemy, he was the one man she was never meant to be close to. Cold, powerful, and dangerously untouchable, Thorne existed far beyond her world until the day Skye walked into his office, unknowingly becoming his new secretary. The moment Thorne sees her again, control slips from his grasp. Because Skye is forbidden and the harder he tries to keep his distance, the harder it becomes to resist. Skye doesn't understand why his presence rattles her, why his gaze lingers too long, or why every moment with him feels charged. All she knows is that the man her brother warned her about may be the one she can't escape. Because some enemies don't want revenge, they want her. And Thorne is done pretending he doesn't crave every part of her.