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Wynter had always worn trouble like a second skin. At nineteen, she drifted through life with ripped jeans, smudged eyeliner, and a talent for saying the wrong thing at exactly the right moment. Rules bored her. Expectations irritated her. And nothing unsettled her quite like her mother’s new fiance. He arrived like a quiet storm—calm voice, steady eyes, sleeves rolled just enough to hint at strength without trying. He was nothing like the men Wynter had grown up watching drift in and out of her mother’s life. This man listened. He noticed things. And worst of all, he treated Wynter like she was more than just a problem to be managed. She told herself the flutter in her chest was irritation. Curiosity. Anything but attraction. But Wynter had never been good at lying to herself. She realized it while being honesty to herself. Outwardly, she was rebellious. Inwardly, she leaned into it with reckless abandon. Lingering in doorways. Meeting his eyes just a second too long. Teasing comments wrapped in that crooked smile she used like a weapon. She laughed mockingly when he was in the room, trying not to show her true feelings. She brushed past him in the kitchen as if the house weren’t big enough for both of them. Subtlety had never been her style. He noticed—of course he did. His discomfort only fueled her resolve. Wynter wasn’t naïve; she understood the line she was toeing, the danger in the electricity that crackled between them. Sometimes she was harsh. Other times, Flirtatious. That was part of the thrill. She liked watching his composure strain, liked knowing she could unsettle someone so controlled. This wasn’t about love. It wasn’t even about rebellion, not entirely. It was about wanting something she shouldn’t, and the conscious choice to pursue it just because she could. Wynter had set her sights on him, and once she decided something was supposed to be out of reach, it only made her want it more...