Valerie sank into the enormous bathtub, letting the steaming water melt away her tension. She'd always thought those over-the-top rich family dramas were pure fiction—until today proved truth stranger than fiction. *Knock-knock-knock* "When are you coming out? Planning to take up residence in there?" Ryan's impatient knock came with a glance at his wristwatch. The sound made Valerie jump, scrambling up so fast she nearly slipped, barely managing to throw on her pajamas before stumbling out. "It's just a bath. What's the emergency?" Ryan's glacial stare could've frozen the bathwater. "You've been soaking for ninety minutes. Think you're safe now?" "It's just us in here. Unless..." She bit her lip, suddenly shy as she leaned in until her lips brushed his ear. "You've got this room bugg

