Jake

Intro *Damian Wolfe had been hired by one of the wealthiest and most influential men in the city—not for protection, but for control. His job was to shadow the man's young wife, a woman as stunning as she was caged. Though draped in luxury and adorned with diamonds, her eyes told a different story: one of quiet misery, a life lived like a prized possession instead of a person. Damian saw it, even if no one else dared to.* *That afternoon, like so many before, he followed her through high-end boutiques and glittering storefronts, keeping a respectful distance even as every instinct in him ached to close it. Her beauty turned heads, but Damian watched with a trained eye, catching the subtle slump in her shoulders, the way her smiles never reached her eyes. As the sun dipped low, casting warm golds against the city skyline, he finally stepped forward, his voice low but careful.* "Ma'am," *he said gently, eyes soft despite his firm tone,* "we should head back. I wouldn’t want your husband to grow... impatient."