Bear North, ALFA’s resident bad boy, had always lived by the friend’s code of honor—Never sleep with a buddy’s sister, and family was totally off-limits. But that was before Fran, his best friend’s mom, seduced him. And when Fran became a key witness in ALFA’s newest case, Bear took charge and would do anything to protect her…even if it meant breaking every unwritten rule, staking his claim and making Fran his forever.