Bound by Rules
JULIAN Ashford had never imagined that guardianship could feel so… suffocating.
He was her appointed protector, legally responsible for her after the tragic loss of her parents. And yet, from the moment he first saw her, he knew there was a danger in proximity far beyond mere responsibility.
Elena Carrington. Seventeen when her life had been upended, twenty now, and still the same bright, curious, and impossibly alluring girl who had captured his attention in ways he had no right to admit.
She was supposed to be his ward. Dependent on him. Protected by him. Guided by him.
He was supposed to be the guardian. Detached from her. Responsible for her. Controlled of himself.
Neither of them was supposed to feel what simmered beneath the surface: desire, fascination, temptati
