He destroyed me at seventeen.I was just a naive girl. He was the golden boy. Our love was a lie—a bet to see if he could sleep with me and walk away.When I told him I was pregnant, he handed me cash and drove off while his friends filmed my humiliation.I had the abortion alone.The whole school laughed.He married the girl who made the bet.That was six years ago. I don't trust anymore. I don't love. I destroy.Tyler lost his scholarship because he liked me. Marcus lost everything because he fell for me. I became the monster they created.Then I met Damien Cross—my boss, a billionaire as broken as I am. He looks at me like he sees every scar, every sin, every wall I have built to survive.And he's not afraid.But falling for him means tearing down the armor that's kept me safe. It means risking the pain that almost killed me once before.I swore no man would ever hurt me again.So why does loving him feel like the most dangerous thing I have ever done?Some cages are built to keep you safe. Others are built to keep you broken. I am trapped between both—and choosing wrong could destroy me forever.