His Price of Protection

Elara Hayes lived for her son's bright smile, but a mountain of medical debt and the threat of eviction cast a long shadow over their small world. When a cryptic legal summons lands her at the imposing, isolated estate of billionaire Caspian Thorne, her cheerful facade threatens to crack. Caspian, a man forged from cold marble and sharper ambition, offers an impossible deal: live on his sprawling property as an "estate manager" to clear her debt, or lose everything. The catch? She must never question his rules, never intrude on his reclusive life, and never, ever reveal the secret connection her son unknowingly shares with his family. Every stolen glance, every accidental touch, sends a tremor through her, igniting a dangerous spark beneath his brooding exterior. The silk sheets of her opulent new room feel like gilded chains, her heartbeat echoing the terrifying risk. If she fails, if her secret slips, Caspian will crush her, leaving her son with nothing and exposing the truth that could dismantle both their carefully constructed lives.