Protect her. Obey her father. Never fall for her.
Those were the only three rules Theo was given when he accepted his assignment as the president’s daughter’s personal bodyguard.

Danielle Geiger was supposed to be another mission to him, just a spoiled heiress hidden behind privilege and secrets. But the moment he saw the loneliness behind her toughness, everything he’d been trained to control began to break.

And then, Theo broke all three rules.

Every order he followed led him back to her.
Every touch he denied burned a little deeper.

And when the line between duty and desire finally snapped, there was no turning back.

Because Theo could guard her body, fight her enemies, and take every bullet meant for her,
but the one thing he could never protect her from… was himself.

He guarded her body.
But she was the one who held his heart hostage.

Now, love isn’t the risk.
It’s the weapon that could ruin them both.

Theo took a shaky breath as those words left his mouth. They tasted like blood and sorrow.


 He saw her break again at the sound of them. Danielle shook her head violently again as tears fell without mercy. 


Her shoulders trembled beneath the bomb vest that seemed to weigh more than the entire world.


"Stop saying that" she cried. "Please stop. I cannot listen to you say goodbye. Please."


Theo stepped closer but still kept his hands raised. The wind howled around them like a chorus of screams. He could hear the wail of sirens from below. The red light on her chest blinked faster and faster as if counting down her final heartbeats.


He swallowed hard and whispered. "I am sorry. I am so sorry for everything I am about to do."


Chapter 87 - Rooftop: Part Two