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At twenty five, Melissa lives quietly, carrying the weight of a broken past and a brother who vanished without an explanation ten years ago.
When she loses her job and runs out of options, she accepts a caretaker position that feels too good to be true.
The pay is good. The rules are strange. And something about the house feels... wrong.
The man who owns it is impossible to read..
Liam.
He is calm and controlled. He speaks little, watches closely, and always seems to be holding something back. Raised in a powerful and secretive family, he learned early that emotions are weaknesses and loyalty is survival.
And Melissa realizes the most terrifying truth of all her life was never simple, and she was never safe.
Somewhere between fear and danger, she falls in love with Liam.
Liam is guarded. He watches more than he speaks. And it's clear he's not just protecting the house... he's protecting something far bigger.
Torn between defying his powerful family and keeping Melissa alive, he is running out of time. And when Melissa secretly investigates the house, she uncovers a secret that was never meant to be found...
A truth that could finally explain her brother's disappearance...
Or cost her everything, including her life.