Friends to forbidden lovers.
Heâs her brotherâs best friend, her fatherâs attorneyâand sheâs the key witness in a case they can't risk losing.
Mick has the honor of showing her paintings at the prestigious Golla Christmas Gallery in Atlanta, but thereâs only one problem. She has to lift the paintings from her celebrity ex-boyfriendâs home when he refuses to let herâor her paintingsâgo. When her ex shows up to ruin the biggest night of her career, sheâs reminded that some crimes do go unpunished as Curtis Black, lead counsel to The Pride, comes to her defense. Having known her all her life, heâs no stranger to her antics, and this is one time she can use the help. Just this once. Despite being the sexiest man sheâs ever known, she canât ignore what he does for The Pride. Or is nothing as it seems?
Curt enjoys defending Mickâs antics with her ex until he finds out her ex is involved with a long-standing enemy of The Pride. Protecting her needs to be from a distance, but for the first time, sheâs willing to give him a chance.