"Daddy, I can't help but notice your gaze," I playfully teased, looking up at him with defiance in my eyes. Dario's jaw tightened, and he pulled me by the arm, turning me to face the door, his strong chest pressing against my back. "And what brings on this sudden interest, my little princess?" he asked, his voice low and intense. My heart pounded rapidly, my breaths hitching as I felt the electric connection between us. This moment, I've dreamed of for countless years, seemed to be within reach. Yet, tragedy had struck Isla on her eighteenth birthday, leaving her father and pack gone. Now, Dario, her father's closest friend, was her sole guardian. But their relationship was more complicated than just that – he was both her godfather and her destined mate, the man who had captivated her imagination since childhood. Their connection was禁忌的, something she knew she should resist, yet her desire for him refused to fade away.