The Secret Protector Next Door: An Off-Limits, Age Gap, Protector Romance
Hadley Cooper
After a night out together, I crossed a boundary by ending up in her bed.
She knocked on my door the next day, but I hid behind closed doors, wrestling with my professional rules and ethics.
Never mix business with pleasure, nor date a woman more than 15 years younger than me.
At 42, falling for Ava broke both.
When Ava's apartment got ransacked, it was a stark reminder that the threat of her kidnapping was real.
I whisked her away to a safe house, continuing to shield my identity.
The lines between protector and lover blur further as each day passes, and our feelings for each other grow stronger.
Now, I'm shielding her from kidnappers and the explosive fallout if her father uncovers our secret.
Revealing the truth might cost me my reputation, honor, or even Ava herself.

