His Gallery's Gilded Cage
By @john1208
Elara Vance's family art restoration studio teeters on the brink of ruin, debts mounting and foreclosure imminent. Her only lifeline is a baffling, high-stakes commission from the notoriously reclusive billionaire, Alexander Thorne. He demands she relocate to his isolated, lavish penthouse gallery, living and working solely on his enigmatic, damaged collection. Alexander is a force of nature—commanding, brooding, his very presence an electrifying current that threatens to unravel her composure. Every accidental brush of hands, every late-night encounter in the echoing gallery, ignites a dangerous spark. She feels her heartbeat quicken beneath his intense gaze. If Elara fails, her family's cherished legacy, centuries of artistry, will be obliterated. But as she meticulously restores priceless canvases, she uncovers whispers of a darker truth woven into the fabric of his empire, realizing that success might cost her more than just her freedom—it might cost her heart, or even her life, trapped in his opulent gilded cage.
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