Star
He was just a crush.
That was the party line everyone used after I saw him with other women, breaking my young heart.
When he stood there and carelessly asked me to marry him, two weeks after seeing him screwing my best friend, I knew it was time to go. My place in my family's club be damned. I ran.
Then, after everything had changed, I was called home.

Bagger
They ruined me.
She was a club princess with a crush.
My club tried to force a union to keep her safely ensconced in our world.
I screwed it all up because I wasn't ready.
Then I fell for her as I was forced to watch from the shadows. If only they had given me the security detail the first time, maybe I would have chosen her instead of feeling like she'd been forced on me.
She's back now, and I need to decide if I'm finally ready.

NOTE: Anne Storm books are not for "safe readers" and may contain triggers.