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

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?