The Glass Garden's Captive

I held Damir Zelenko's hand as he died, his last words a cryptic warning about his life's work. The next thing I knew, his estranged son, Gavril, branded me a corporate spy who sold the family's secrets. He ripped me from my life, imprisoning me in the 'Aethelgard', the remote, self-sustaining biodome his father built - a technological marvel and my gilded cage. Gavril's revenge is simple and cruel: I am to be the sole caretaker of his father's priceless, genetically engineered flora, completely isolated from the world. He believes the solitude and the weight of my 'crime' will break me. But he doesn't know the truth. The Aethelgard is more than a garden; it's a puzzle Damir left for me to solve. As I fight to survive Gavril's cold fury and my own growing feelings for my captor, I begin to unravel a conspiracy that goes far deeper than corporate espionage. The real prize isn't a patent; it's a biological key, and the reward for finding it might be a fate worse than this prison. Can I cultivate the truth before Gavril's quest for vengeance destroys us both?