Guarded Heart

She was hired to keep his world running. He’ll burn it down to keep her safe.Alyssa Wellmoore lives by one never get personal. Coleson Palmer—brilliant, merciless, untouchable—lives by never have weaknesses. But one late night cracks the distance. When a private war slips from boardrooms into Alyssa’s life, Coleson does the unthinkable—pulls her behind his walls and into a fortress of quiet power, relentless enemies, and a man who notices everything from how she takes her coffee to the tremor in her hands.

Forced proximity turns protection into a slow, undeniable pull. Competence becomes care. The universal itch to be chosen—safe, seen, and wanted—starts to feel dangerously, exquisitely real. But the closer they get, the more valuable she becomes to the men who want to break him.

When the trap finally snaps shut, will trusting him save her…or make her the weapon that destroys them both?