His Orders by Lydia Hall

I was supposed to be nothing more than a memory to him.

A mistake blurred by whiskey and regret.

But Ethan Cross was never the kind of man you forget.

He was my brother’s best friend.

The surgeon with hands steady enough to save lives…

and rough enough to ruin a girl like me.

One night was all it took — one slip, one kiss, one touch.

I left before morning came.

I thought I could outrun the secrets between us.

I thought I could keep him safe from the storm I carried in my chest.

But fate doesn’t care about the lines we drew.

Six months later, I’m standing in his hospital.

Bruised. Shaken. Pregnant.

His child.

His future.

His mistake he’ll never let walk away again.

Ethan doesn’t ask why I lied.

He doesn’t ask why I ran.

He simply gives me his orders—

Stay close. Stay safe. Stay his.

But the danger I ran from is catching up to us.

And loving him might be the most dangerous thing I’ll ever do.