Rowan Henderson had sworn he was done. After years as a bodyguard, a single mistake had cost a client their life, leaving him haunted by guilt. At 6'5", with rugged good looks and a reputation as unstoppable, he’d been the man to call when lives were on the line. But after that night, he disappeared—retired to a quiet life where he could outrun the ghosts of his past.

Then Charles Whitaker called.

The billionaire was a man of immense power, the kind whose enemies didn’t just want to ruin him—they wanted him erased. But this time, it wasn’t Whitaker who needed protection. It was his daughter. Young, brilliant, and fiercely defiant, she’d become the target of dangerous forces hunting her father’s secrets.

Rowan resisted, but Whitaker’s words lingered: “You know what happens if you say no.” With no choice, Rowan took the job. One last time.

Now, as he passed through the towering gates of the Whitaker mansion, the sheer scale of the estate was enough to remind him of the stakes. Guards moved in disciplined silence, the air heavy with tension. Rowan tightened his grip on his bag and stepped inside.

The life he thought he’d left behind was waiting for him once again.

He was determined to stay the cold trash and direct bodyguard.