LOGINShe was born into power. He was hired to destroy it. Ava Duval, heiress to one of the most feared organizations, never expected to become prey. After a brutal attack shatters her world, she searches for protection—and Ethan is chosen instantly. Quiet. Deadly. Perfect. She was the nation’s most valuable asset. He was supposed to use her for his own gain. But things get messy. What begins as a calculated mission spirals into something dangerous, obsessive, and forbidden—leaving them trapped between power, lust, and a betrayal that could cost them everything. Mature 18+
View MoreAVA DUVAL When Ethan shut the door behind me, I knew it was time to carry out my plans. That man was like a brick wall — the only obstruction stopping me from leaving the estate. He seemed really tired throughout the day that he ignored all my whining. I pressed my ears against the wooden door hearing his footsteps fade away. Ethan was always there to stop my every attempt to leave. His eyes watched my every move and every decision I made seemed like someone held a gun at my head. But today felt different. It was the day I would finally find freedom from this suffocation. The door to his room clicked shut and my chest loosened all at once, air rushing back into lungs that I had forgotten how to breathe. I carefully took light steps to my bed, because even the creak of the mattress had made him glance up once. I sat down, my mind trying to devise my escape plan. Since I couldn't leave from the main door, and I couldn't reach my car in time before he noticed.“Fuck this,” I curs
ETHAN COLE Another mission dropped. I walked through the hallway, my feet leading me as I loaded my gun.I halted at Ava's room, and placed a hand at the door. My fingers traced the ridges where the grain rose and dipped, smooth in some places, rough where needed. The air seemed calm, as I felt her breathing rise and fall. She was asleep — peacefully. This was the perfect time to strike. Winnie had said the mission was supposed to be a breeze and the pay, something I would never refuse. My hand fell to my side as I took long strides down the stairs and out of the house. I glanced at my wrist watch to check the time since Ava was an early bird, and of course I was meant to be by her side when she woke up. To be the first thing her eyes fell on. Just then, a car pulled over and I hopped in. I still didn't understand how Winnie managed to get into the estate without being noticed, except if the security were working for VAR.“Sweetheart, what was the mission again?” I asked
AVA DUVAL Not one of my so-called friends ever told me someone hovering around them would be so tiring! At breakfast, Mr Ethan watched me like a hawk that I thought I had something stuck in my teeth. When my dressmaker came, she excused herself because his gaze was too intense to handle. Even the cook took a leave, although for a different case, but he was probably one of them. He hovered around me like a vulture around a corpse. Now, I sat with my friends who talked about less interesting things — a party at a new hotel, boys they've used or found disposable.He still watched, paying more attention to their conversation than I did. I glanced over at him taking in his looks. “Is he your bodyguard? I was wondering why he was standing there,” one of my friends, Rosie, said. I twirled my glass before taking a sip of my wine. I turned to face him. “He is. After my attack, Daddy swore to get me one,” I explained. The girls nodded, their faces awed at such greek- gods giving face.
ETHAN COLEI sat on the sofa staring at the contract before me. The words were clear enough — almost to my benefit and my job wasn't supposed to be difficult. Protect subject, Ava Chrys Duval. The pay was more than handsome, especially for a flimsy job like that. “Play, protect and get paid.” I muttered while picking up a pen and signing on the first page. Coming to the Duval estate hadn't been my plan, rather an order from someone I couldn't refuse. Ava merely caught my attention after the incident and my employer saw it as an opportunity — I was a tool to be used. … Me, Winnie and three others in my group had gathered in our usual hideout, the bar which looked normal to everyone else. Below the bar was something even the media would never handle. “Don't tell me you shot his cock!” Winnie exclaimed, slapping my arm.“No, I have dignity,” I chided, rolling my eyes at her obscene thoughts. “Dignity? Didn't you drive a pole through a target's throat?” One of them whom we calle






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