When he first set his eyes on her, he could not glance away. She was a thing of beauty in his opinion. She was lean, petite, intelligent and she could bring a man to his knees with her eyes alone.

He knew he shouldn't, she was a daughter of a man he was supposed to be protecting but he was also just a man.

One night, he came by her room, a gentle knock on her door as he stood outside, hoping she would open.