Madelyn felt trapped and believed that accepting the situation would protect her loved ones.

After she told Zach how she felt, she expected him to be mad. But he just smiled, pulled her closer, and gently played with her wavy hair. "So, how do you see us?"

Hesitantly, she lowered her eyes. "I wish we could just be brother and sister," she said.

Zach chuckled, a wicked look in his eyes. "Since when do siblings share a bed?" His gaze was icy and there was something unsettling about it, like a w