He was hired to protect her. He never meant to fall for her.
When Charlotte, daughter of a powerful senator, runs from her world of guards and rules, she just wants a taste of freedom. But danger finds her fast, and the man sent to bring her home, Jack, isn’t just any bodyguard, he’s a former Navy SEAL with a past he can’t escape and a promise he never planned to break. Until her.
Thrown together by circumstance and bound by growing desire, Charlie and Jack fight the pull between them. What starts as protection becomes something deeper, something neither of them can walk away from. Their connection is fierce, electric, and transformative, blurring the line between duty and devotion.
But danger doesn’t fade when love takes hold. As threats close in and old scars resurface, Jack must choose between doing what’s right and protecting the woman who’s become his world, while Charlie learns that freedom isn’t about escape, it’s about choosing who stands beside you.
Jack and Charlie evolve through fear, trust, and vulnerability. She grows from restless and sheltered to brave and self-assured, and he learns that love isn’t weakness but redemption. Together they move from protector and protected to true partners who see and save each other in every way that matters.
A steamy, forbidden, age gap, bodyguard romance exploring control, freedom, love, trauma, healing, identity, power, vulnerability, and redemption. It’s about breaking the walls built by fear, finding strength through love, and learning that true freedom comes from being seen, protected, and loved exactly as you are.