Tulips and Truths

With danger comes temptation; being trapped together brings truth. Aria
It didn't matter that Julian only looked at me with annoyance and displeasure nor did his friendship with my brother. Despite it all, he was and is the one I want.
When I finally vowed to move on and forget him, Julian comes rushing back into my life, claiming danger is around the corner. The cherry on top of this nonsensical story? Apparently, he's the only one who can keep me safe.
I don't know if I can believe him, but I use the time with him to do the one thing I never thought possible...seduce Julian Wolf.
His mission is to protect me, but mine is to be a temptation he can't refuse. Julian
Aria Caine is off-limits. One of the few things that are to me.
When she was sent to me years ago, her age was a boundary, making it easier to force the distance between us. I was her guardian, caring for her from the shadows when possible and resisting her pull when it wasn't, so no relationship could blossom.
Now that I have to protect her and hold her close, it's becoming increasingly difficult to maintain my resolve.
I thought I was a man of my word, but I'm finding that I will burn every bridge to make Aria mine. Tulips and Truths is a contemporary, dark romance novella in the Wild Blooms Series, following Aria and Julian, her brother's best friend. This novella is a part of the Empire of Secrets series. Book one follows Weston Caine, Aria's brother.