Claimed by the Bodyguard

She published the truth.
She didn't know it put a target on her back...or my name on her heart.

I'm Damian Kade-billionaire founder of Kade Global Security, weaponized patience, and the man you call when threats stop being theoretical.
I don't chase.
I protect.
I claim.

The algorithm ran. Ninety-nine point seven.
Lily Hart.
Brilliant. Brave. Untouched.
Mine.

They think a few anonymous posts will scare her silent.
They think dark stairwells and crowded hallways make her easy.
Touch her-and die.

A weekend research retreat becomes a lockdown in my mountain safe house.
One bed.
One storm.
One rule I can't keep: don't taste what you're sworn to guard.

She thinks I'm just here to keep her breathing.
But protection isn't my job anymore-it's my vow.
Because when fate marks her as yours, you don't hide in the shadows.

You step into the light.
You give her everything.
My name. My protection.
My world.