Loving His Best Friend’s Widow: A Friends to Lovers Forbidden Romance (Gabe and Clara Book 1)

I swore I’d protect her for him.

For three years, I’ve carried the weight of a promise I never wanted to keep.

Luke was my brother in arms. My best friend.

And when he died, I buried more than just a friend.
I buried the truth I could never admit — that I’ve always loved his wife.

Then the letter came.
His handwriting. His final words.
A request that gutted me.

Take care of Clara.
If fate allows … love her.

Now she’s standing in front of me — still beautiful, still broken, still the only woman I’ve ever wanted.
And I’m the last man who should touch her.

But when she looks at me, I can’t breathe.
When she leans into me, I can’t resist.
And when she kisses me, I know I’m already lost.

Because loving Clara isn’t the betrayal I always feared.
It’s the one thing Luke asked of me.

But if love was stolen from her once…