Five years apart, and he's nothing like the "brother" she remembers. Joanne is still innocent and untouched by the world, but Reid has been spinning a web of sweet deception in the shadows. Playing the role of protective older brother, he moves closer with calculated precision—all to stir the feelings she's kept buried deep inside. When forbidden memories resurface, logic battles desire—"Forget the past if you want," he murmurs, his smile dangerously inviting, "but come any closer, and I'm never letting you go."