The Guarded Heart!
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Last published Mon, Nov 3, 2025
He was her danger.
She was his undoing.
David Salvatore was never meant to fall. Cold, loyal, and calculated-he was the right hand of a king, the man who stood in shadows so others could shine in the light. His world was built on rules, silence, and control... until she crashed into it with her chaos and colors.
Isabelle Rossi-"Isa" to those who dared to get close-was never afraid of fire. She'd been burned before, scarred and shaped by a life that taught her to fight with laughter and live like every heartbeat was borrowed time. But when she looked into David's eyes, she saw something darker than danger-she saw pain he refused to admit, and a soul begging to be seen.
What begins as teasing and tension spirals into something neither of them can name. But in a world ruled by power and secrets, love becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.
Because David's past isn't clean-and Isa's heart isn't safe.
And when loyalty collides with love, when the guarded heart finally cracks open...
the question isn't who will fall-
it's who will survive.
A story of redemption, passion, and scars that find their match.
From the world of The Broken Girl comes a love story that burns deeper, louder, and harder to forget.
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