Paper Castles

From the outside, Julian Sterling has it all - wealth, power, real estate in every corner of the country, and a company he built from nothing. But behind the glass offices and gated estates is a man still haunted by the echo of a childhood filled with abuse and pain from his own mother. His mother taught him to fear love, and that lesson stuck.

Julian has spent his life building a fortress around himself - only to realize, at the height of success, that he's alone inside. No wife. No children. No family.

And no one he trusts enough to try.

But when a scandal forces him to hire new talent, Elena Wells walks into his boardroom - and slowly, into his life. A single mother with a quiet strength and her own scars, Elena isn't impressed by Julian's empire. She's just trying to survive for her son, Evan.

What begins as distance turns into undeniable connection. Julian tries to resist, reminding himself that kindness is her job - and love is a risk he can't afford. But the moment he sees Elena as a mother, something inside him cracks. She is everything his mother wasn't. And Evan is the boy he once was.

Now, Julian faces the one decision he's always avoided:
Will he keep living in the fortress he built?
Or finally let someone in - and risk it all falling down?

Because even the strongest empire means nothing...
when it's made of paper.

NOTICE!! THIS STORY CONTAINS A SLOW BURN ROMANCE. THEYRE BOTH DAMAGED AND NOT TRYING TO RUSH INTO A RELATIONSHIP, THATS JUST WHAT IT IS AND YOU CANT MAKE THEM! HOWEVER THEIR INNER FEELINGS WILL BE PRESENT JUST NOT ADMITTED TO EACH OTHER QUICKLY. Thanks😘