“You were dying on my doorstep,” he said coldly. “That makes you mine.”Andrew Hayes expected to disappear quietly on a rain-soaked night—hungry, homeless, and forgotten. What he didn’t expect was to be found by Remus Blackwood, the billionaire CEO whose name ruled the city and whose mercy came with conditions.Six months.That was the deal.A contract that promised warmth, food, luxury—and an ending where Andrew would walk away with money and his freedom. No attachments. No questions. No feelings. Just rules.But living in Remus Blackwood’s world means learning the cost of survival.Every touch lingers too long.Every look burns too deep.Every act of protection feels dangerously personal.Andrew was meant to be an associate. A convenience. A body beside Remus at elite events. Nothing more.But when Andrew’s past is dragged into the spotlight and enemies circle closer, Remus shatters the very rules he created—destroying anyone who dares to hurt what he claims as his.And Andrew realizes the truth far too late.The contract wasn’t meant to protect him from the world.It was meant to protect him from Remus.Because the most dangerous thing about being rescued by a man like Remus Blackwood…is realizing he doesn’t plan to let you go.