My Daughter's Secret Father Is My Battle-Mage Boss

Synopsis

Seven years ago, stable girl Jory Applewhite walked away from the heir she loved to protect him and the realm. Now Thorn Ashburne, the realm’s most powerful battle-mage, has been named Mage-Commander of the frontier citadel where she lives, and he demands that she serve as his personal aide. Jory has one rule: he can never find out Thorn fathered her little girl, Poppy. But with orcs at the gates, a jealous fiancée circling, and a mark that glows whenever they touch, how long can she keep their daughter a secret?