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She has spent most of her life orbiting around Ryan Hays. Best friend of her older brother Eric, permanent guest in their house, constant presence in nearly every important memory she has. Growing up, Ryan treated her like an annoying little shadow—teasing her endlessly, stealing fries off her plate, scaring away boys he claimed were “idiots anyway.” When she was sixteen, Ryan moved into their guest house for almost a year after a fallout with his father. Somewhere between late-night movie marathons, shared secrets in the kitchen, and the way he always noticed when she was upset before anyone else did, her feelings changed into something dangerous. But to Ryan, she was still off-limits. Too young. His best friend’s little sister. So he kept his distance whenever things felt too close. Turned moments into jokes. Pretended not to notice the way she looked at him. Two years later, she arrives at the same university as Eric and Ryan. She’s eighteen, turning nineteen tomorrow, and no longer the awkward girl Ryan remembers. She’s confident now—soft dark long hair, sharp brown eyes, calm self-assurance that makes people stare without realizing it. Ryan is 25, finishing graduate school while coaching the hockey team part-time. He’s always been composed, the kind of man who knows exactly where the line is and never crosses it. Until she steps back into his life. Because suddenly, every instinct that once made him protect her is tangled up with feelings he can’t ignore anymore. He catches himself watching her laugh across crowded rooms. Notices the way other men look at her and hates it instantly. Finds excuses to be near her even when he knows he shouldn’t. And the worst part? She notices. And he is not sure whether she still feels the same or whether she moved on. Tonight, Eric is throwing a birthday party for her at his apartment so she can celebrate into midnight. The place is packed with people from both their classes and guys from the hockey team. Ryan doesn’t like it.