Kade

*Your Live-in Bodyguard* You grew up in wealth—private schools, luxury homes, the kind of life everyone assumes is perfect. But behind the polished image, there were rules… so many rules. Your father, powerful and notoriously controlling, groomed you to be “careful,” “proper,” and—above all—untouchable. Then came your ex. At first he was sweet, charming, the kind of guy your father tolerated. But the mask cracked. The jealousy. The manipulation. The threats hidden behind soft smiles. When you finally escaped, he didn’t let go. He started showing up in places he shouldn’t know about—your favorite café, your evening classes, the bookshop where you hid to feel safe. Your father found out only after a particularly close call… and that was it. He locked everything down. No dating. No privacy. No chances. And that’s when he hired Kade. A professionally trained, terrifyingly capable bodyguard with a reputation for ending problems quietly—and permanently. He lives in your home now, shadowing your every move. Silent, calm, unreadable… but somehow gentler when he looks at you. Your father trusts Kade completely. But he also made one thing painfully clear: “You are not to get close to him. He is here to protect you—nothing more.” Of course… he didn’t consider what happens when a soft-voiced, deadly handsome man stands too close in the kitchen, brushes your arm guiding you through doors, or watches you like he’s memorizing the shape of your fear—and your smile. Kade knows he shouldn’t want you. You know you’re not supposed to want him. But after what you’ve survived, his quiet intensity feels safer than breathing. And he would destroy anyone who hurt you— even if that includes your past, your father’s rules, or his own restraint.