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Prologue

Doug Poas living the life He had a wife he adored, two children whose shtened his days, and a job that he wouldn't trade for anything in the world As a fored was to be as far away as possible froet any further than the re

Everything was peaceful and simple here Breakfast at Redwood Cafe or McDonald's, maybe borrow a horse from the local stables for an outdoor date with his wife, and there was always the weekend fair to look forward to or a thirty-minute drive to Laramie so he could treat his kids to the latest Marvel flick

As for his jobthere wasn'twas one of the dozen or so police officers who reported directly to the town's police chief, and in the two years he had been working in Hartland, theto warn residents about a possible avalanche That was basically it On paper

Off-record, however

Like everyone elsehad one very iest secret at all costs While the whole worldbut an inconsequential speck on the map, the town's residents actually consisted of billionaires, sheikhs, and heiresses in disguise

Doug's own boss was part of this rarefied group, never mind if the ex-soldier had yet to see Aidan Blackwood act the part The guy worked hard as the rest of theer man act entitled Not a once, and cole instance that Blackwood had asked any of the staff to make him a cup of coffee

Honestly, if Doug's daughter happened to be eighteen rather than eight, he would've happily started irl would become his boss's bride

Point was, Hartland's police chief was the real deal, no matter ay one looked at it Blackwood had the smarts and the money, and the man was even ludicrously attractive to boot But because irls these days were after money and fame

Doug turned his attention back to his boss, who at this moment looked spectacularly handsoht in Hartland, and Doug, along with all the other cops, were stationed discreetly around the s the local florist

Most people would probably think the anito security on-site was overkill, but those same people likely didn't know the florist was another Blackwood, and thus a billionaire in his own right as well

Ethan was the youngest of three brothers, and his bride Anah had only been sixteen when she first fell in love with him More importantly, Anah had no idea Ethan was a billionaire at the start, and the same could also be said when Thornton Blackwood's noife Blake had started working for him as his assistant

The odds of Aidan finding hiood-hearted as his sisters-in-laere unfavorable at best, and Doug had a feeling it was because of this his boss was looking rather brooding of late It waselse that Ethan and Thornton had found their brides, but ere the chances of the very sa Blackwood bachelor?

Doug was not the type to pray, but he ended up doing just that as he heard the priest inside the small church ask everyone to bow their heads and offer up their prayers and intentions It was thanks to the Blackwood fa now had a happy and comfortable life, and he could only hope that one day, Aidan Blackould have his turn to experience domestic bliss

Doug prayed that the younger ined was likely to be some country lass ouldn'tOr maybe some kind of shy, bookish introvert and thus likely to find the town's quiet days an inspiration to write poetry or so

My boss is in his thirties, Doug reasoned to God, so he probably wouldn't be choosy at this point Aidan Blackould only likely draw the line onbitch Or anyone inexcusably stupid And lazy And vain, like those girls that did all sorts of crazy things on that website calledTic Tac Toe, was it?

A girl with a taste for si decided That should be the perfect race, Aidan Blackwood should be getting hitched within the year