Guarded Heart
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After winning the Miss World crown, Anj Valentine discovers the empire beneath the diamonds, where beauty is currency, obedience is expected, and survival depends on silence.
Assigned to protect her is Ethan Ramsey, a stoic ex-soldier whose duty is clear: keep her alive, keep his distance.
But the longer he guards her, the thinner the line between protection and possession becomes.
Threats stalk them from the shadows, predators in suits, secrets buried beneath champagne and politics. Yet the most dangerous risk is the one neither of them can resist: each other.
Their love is forbidden. Their world is corrupt.
And once they cross the line, there's no turning back.
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