Shannon could not believe what she had just heard. Her heart was pounding like it had never done before. Did her nephew seriously just ask her to be his woman? It was absurd to think about, and if anyone ever found out about their relationship, it would be quite the scandal.
Yet she had observed the way Alex treated his women. How happy they seemed around him, despite the fact that there were currently seventeen of them. She had also witnessed how he went out of his way to help a stranger in need when he did not need to do such a thing.
