PREMISE He was assigned to protect me. But he watched me like he wanted to own me. My father's private bodyguard-tall, quiet, ex-military-was supposed to keep his distance. Instead, his eyes stripped me bare. He followed every sound I made in the night. And when he finally touched me, it wasn't protection I felt. It was worship. Possession. Punishment. And I never wanted him to stop. Chapter One His Eyes Never Blink I wasn't supposed to know his name. The bodyguards rotated weekly. They were meant to be background-silent, serious, and forgettable. But he had been assigned to me for over a month now. And he hadn't said more than ten words to me in that time. Ten. And yet I could feel him on my skin every time I breathed. He was always just... there. By the kitchen entrance

