She was Elena, the obedient maid—but beneath the apron lived Sofia Marquez, a woman forged in fire and shadows. When midnight temptation turns to reckless touch, Mr. Carver finds himself pinned beneath the one woman he was never meant to see. In a house heavy with silence and secrets, one stolen night threatens to ignite everything. The Fire She Hid is a short story of desire, dominance, and the dangerous power of being truly seen.
Delores Masters, the owner of the small boutique, made it a point to take one or two promising students as interns and employees and mentor them in the many facets of marketing and retail. Dee Monde had a staff of eighteen, all female and all over fifty, save for Lara and another student, Jolene who was a high school senior and was employed as a stock girl Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
When one member of a cover band loses his wife to another woman, it triggers a chain reaction that over the course of one day turns the band into a sort of group marriage, with the option to expand by adding someone's mother.