He spent five years hunting me down. Now, I have to beg him to save me.

Kaelen Vance. Billionaire. Ex-Mercenary. The man with ice in his veins and a heart made of scar tissue.

To the world, he's a defense tycoon. To me, he's the mistake that cost me everything. Five years ago, I betrayed him to save my family, and I vanished. I thought I could outrun his wrath.

I was wrong.

Now, my enemies have found me, and they want blood. I have nowhere left to turn but the glass fortress of the man who swore to destroy me.

Kaelen agrees to keep me safe, but his protection comes with a price tag I can't afford: My freedom. He demands I stay in his bed, wear his ring, and submit to his rules. He thinks he can hate me out of his system. He thinks he can touch me without burning.

But the secrets I'm keeping are more dangerous than the men hunting us. And the biggest one has his eyes, his temper, and calls me "Mommy."

This time, Kaelen isn't just fighting for his company. He's fighting for a family he didn't know he had.