Hero in the Shadows

"Consider this your new job and me, your employer."

Isaac Rhoades is used to a life alone. There aren't many other options for his line of work, something that he used to believe had thoroughly hardened him. But when a routine trip to the city leads him to being the sole thing between life and death for Kaelyn Mauldin, Isaac's compulsion to take care of her surprises him.

Kaelyn has never been particularly lucky in life, and when she wakes to find that she's been whisked away to a stranger's house, she thinks this definitely takes the cake. With her last job inadvertently putting her directly in the middle of a budding gang war, Kaelyn is quick to snatch up Isaac's offer to work as his housekeeper in exchange for his protection. At least until this all dies down and she can get back to her own agenda.

As the distrusting pair slowly learn more about each other, they begin to form an intimate bond between boss and employee. But when Isaac's work and Kaelyn's past prove to be a threat to their potential future together, they realise that the other's secrets might be the key to unravelling not only some of the greater mysteries in their lives, but also the growing gang leader that threatens their city.

*This is a fanfiction based on the "Your Boss" audio series created by the ASMRtist known as ZSakuVA on YouTube. The plot has been altered slightly to accommodate an original character taking place of the "Listener" in the series. Please read the disclaimers for further acknowledgements and content warnings.*