Cole Parker is my worst nightmare.

He's a straight-up asshole who lives to torment me, and he'll stop at nothing to punish me over the smallest slight.

When he digs up a sex tape starring—you guessed it—me, he takes bullying to a whole new level, using it to blackmail me into doing his bidding.

If the video gets out, it will ruin me.

But my stepbrother makes it clear that he doesn't give a damn.

He drags me deep into his dark and twisted world, showing me the monster he hides beneath his handsome exterior, taking risks that put our lives in danger.

I thought I knew the devil I lived with.

I was wrong.

But so is he.

He thinks I'm nothing more than a pampered princess, but soon he'll realize I'm a Queen.

And it's time I put Cole in his place.

Forbidden is a full-length prequel to the Whitmore Elite standalones. It is a forbidden, enemies-to-lovers standalone and features a hot, possessive/jealous stepbrother and a pampered princess who becomes a strong, kick-ass heroine when she learns that love and family mean more than Daddy's bank account—packed with heat and heart, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a happily ever after guaranteed! Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.