Ava’s billionaire father planted me as her next-door neighbor to protect her from an impending kidnapping, not to fall for her.

After a night out together, I crossed a boundary by ending up in her bed.

She knocked on my door the next day, but I hid behind closed doors, wrestling with my professional rules and ethics.

Never mix business with pleasure, nor date a woman 25 or younger.

At 42, falling for Ava broke both.

When Ava’s apartment got ransacked, it was a stark reminder that the threat of her kidnapping was real.

I whisked her away to a safe house, continuing to shield my identity.

The lines between protector and lover blur further as each day passes, and our feelings for each other grow stronger.

Now, I’m shielding her from kidnappers and the explosive fallout if her father uncovers our secret.

Revealing the truth might cost me my reputation, honor, or even Ava herself. and also link it with amazon