FMJ
He was supposed to protect me. Instead, he destroyed me.
Damn you, Alpha.
Brian Kingsford is an Omega pretending to be an Alpha in a world that would devour him if the truth came out.
So when his father assigns him a new bodyguard, Brian expects another man he can intimidate, manipulate, and eventually drive away.
He is wrong.
Ace Duskmere is a disciplined Alpha, an ex-soldier who believes he knows his boundaries. He's the first person who refuses to be intimidated or manipulated by Brian's attitude. Naturally, Brian makes it his mission to break his control.
What begins as a game of provocation soon becomes something neither of them expected. Stolen glances turn into lingering touches. Arguments become charged with something neither man wants to name.
And the more Ace tries to keep his distance, the more Brian wants him.
But there's just one problem.
Ace is married.
He has a wife who loves him and a daughter who adores him. And he's supposed to keep the reckless billionaire heir alive—not become the man Brian can't stop thinking about.
Brian knows he should walk away.
He doesn't. He's never been good at walking away from something he wants.
Because Ace becomes the first person who truly sees him. The first person who stays when Brian expects everyone to leave. And eventually, the only person Brian cannot control.
Every choice Ace makes to protect his family destroys Brian a little more. Every choice he makes to protect Brian destroys his family a little more.
And Brian's father, Elias Kingsford, will not tolerate anything that threatens his family's reputation, his political future, or the plans he has made for his son.
Now Brian and Ace are trapped between desire, loyalty, and a secret that could destroy them both.
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