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Ethan Vale is running out of time.
At twenty-five, his life revolves around survival-juggling exhausting jobs while drowning in debt to a dangerous mobster who doesn't believe in mercy. But the money isn't for himself. It's for his mother, who is slowly losing her battle against chronic kidney failure, her life dependent on treatments Ethan can barely afford.
No matter how hard he works, it's never enough.
And when he loses his night job after a single mistake, everything begins to fall apart.
Desperate and with nowhere else to turn, Ethan takes a chance on a job far beyond his reach-an office position at Calloway Tech Industries, one of the most powerful companies in the country.
That's where he meets Sean Calloway.
At thirty-seven, Sean is a man who has everything-power, wealth, and control. As the company's CEO, he is known for his cold demeanor and ruthless precision. Yet behind his untouchable image lies a man burdened by solitude, raising his young son alone while keeping the world at a distance.
He doesn't trust easily.
He doesn't let people in.
Until Ethan.
There's something different about him-something unpolished, stubborn, and quietly defiant. Ethan doesn't fear Sean the way others do, and that alone is enough to draw his attention.
What begins as a simple employer-employee relationship soon turns into something far more dangerous. Tension builds, boundaries blur, and emotions neither of them expected begin to surface.
But Ethan is hiding a truth that could destroy everything.
A debt that isn't just financial-but deadly.
And when his past comes crashing into his present, he's forced to choose between the life he's been fighting to protect...
And the man he's slowly falling for.
Because in a world where everything has a price-
Love might be the most dangerous debt of all.