I was supposed to be nothing more than a memory to him.<br/>A mistake blurred by whiskey and regret.<br/><br/>But Ethan Cross was never the kind of man you forget.<br/><br/>He was my brother’s best friend.<br/>The surgeon with hands steady enough to save lives...<br/>and rough enough to ruin a girl like me.<br/><br/>One night was all it took — one slip, one kiss, one touch.<br/><br/>I left before morning came.<br/><br/>I thought I could outrun the secrets between us.<br/>I thought I could keep him safe from the storm I carried in my chest.<br/><br/>But fate doesn’t care about the lines we drew.<br/><br/>Six months later, I’m standing in his hospital.<br/>Bruised. Shaken. Pregnant.<br/><br/>His child.<br/>His future.<br/>His mistake he’ll never let walk away again.<br/><br/>Ethan doesn’t ask why I lied.<br/>He doesn’t ask why I ran.<br/><br/>He simply gives me his orders—<br/>Stay close. Stay safe. Stay his.<br/><br/>But the danger I ran from is catching up to us.<br/><br/>And loving him might be the most dangerous thing I’ll ever do.<br/><br/>Author's Note: His Orders is a steamy forbidden love story with a scarred surgeon, a secret pregnancy, protective alpha vibes, and a heroine who never needed saving — until he made her want it. Get ready for all the feels, all the heat, and a love worth breaking every rule for.