I am Preston Montgomery. Heir to a name heavier than most inheritances, bred for duty, shaped by legacy, and once foolish enough to believe that was enough. I’ve built a life on precision and restraint—until one mistake, captured in a flashbulb, bound me to a woman I didn’t understand. I thought I was protecting my family. But in silence, she reminded me of something I’d forgotten: who I was before the world taught me to be someone else. Now, I want to begin again—if she’ll let me.