He Wouldn't Claim Me — Another Man Did

For the ten years she was the adopted daughter of the Lockwood Family, Isla Prescott had always been well-behaved.

The only time she stepped out of line was to have a secret relationship with Silas Lockwood, whom she'd had a crush on for years.

Because of their vast difference in status, the relationship came to a messy end.

After Isla Prescott and Silas Lockwood broke up, she was pursued by Silas Lockwood's good friend, Shane Sterling.

“He doesn't know how to cherish you. Why not consider me instead?”

In Isla Prescott's eyes, Shane Sterling

was mischievous, cunning, and full of nonsense, yet he was an even more unattainable figure than Silas Lockwood.

Isla Prescott was sure she had never provoked him, but he cornered her by the bedside when he was drunk,

caressing her red lips again and again, pleading with her over and over, “Isla Prescott, won't you give me a kiss?”

What she didn't know was that, in places she couldn't see, he had been waiting with deep affection for a very, very long time.