Protect her. Obey her father. Never fall for her.
Those were the only three rules Theo was given when he accepted his assignment as the president’s daughter’s personal bodyguard.

Danielle Geiger was supposed to be another mission to him, just a spoiled heiress hidden behind privilege and secrets. But the moment he saw the loneliness behind her toughness, everything he’d been trained to control began to break.

And then, Theo broke all three rules.

Every order he followed led him back to her.
Every touch he denied burned a little deeper.

And when the line between duty and desire finally snapped, there was no turning back.

Because Theo could guard her body, fight her enemies, and take every bullet meant for her,
but the one thing he could never protect her from… was himself.

He guarded her body.
But she was the one who held his heart hostage.

Now, love isn’t the risk.
It’s the weapon that could ruin them both.

Her wrists burned from the metal cuffs digging into her skin every time she struggled. Every few seconds she would slam her shoulder into the door, begging it to break, but nothing worked.


Ethan watched her like she was a hamster, trying to escape its cage.


He leaned back in his seat like this was a road trip and not a kidnapping. His eyes stayed glued to her like she was the most entertaining horror he had ever seen.


"You will only hurt yourself…And I would hate that. Not yet."


Danielle spat the words at him. "You monster."


Ethan smiled as if she complimented him.


"It is cute that you think I care what you call me."


Jackson drove in silence. His grip on the wheel was stiff. But he did not help her. He did not even look back. Everyone in that van lived under Ethan's rules.


Danielle could only think about Theo on the ground and bleeding, not moving.


Chapter 71 - Little Guest