Chapter 1: A Shadow in the Spotlight
Jade Callahan was America’s sweetheart—pop princess, chart-topper, and scandal-free since the day she rose to fame. But fame came with a price.
A stalker.
Threats turned real. Her label insisted she get protection.
Enter Logan Maddox.
Ex-military. Six-foot-four. Scarred. Silent.
And sinfully hot.
“I don’t do celebrity babysitting,” he said.
“I’m not a child,” Jade snapped.
Their eyes locked.
And Logan knew this job wouldn’t be easy.
It would be impossible.
Chapter 2: Close Quarters
He moved into her house. Slept outside her bedroom door. Followed her to rehearsals. Kept the threats at bay.
And saw her.
The real her. The one who cried in the shower. Who sang at 3 a.m. in a hoodie and no makeup. Who laughed like the world wasn’t watching.
She challenged him. Teased him. Tempted him.
And he resisted—until he couldn’t.
Chapter 3: The First Breach
It was after a show in Vegas. Champagne. Cheers. And a kiss.
A collision of years of loneliness.
Jade pressed her body to his.
“You’ve been looking at me like you want to ruin me,” she breathed.
He didn’t speak.
He kissed her.
Hard.
He pinned her against the wall, her legs wrapped around his waist, her name a growl in his throat.
“Tell me to stop,” he said.
“Don’t you dare.”
Chapter 4: Hidden Flames
They kept it secret.
But love doesn’t hide well.
He became her shield by day, her lover by night.
In hotel rooms, backstage closets, moonlit balconies.
He memorized her body. She branded his soul.
But she was a star.
And he was a shadow.
And the world was watching.
Chapter 5: The Fallout
The stalker struck.
An attempted break-in. A message in blood-red lipstick on her mirror.
Logan found her trembling, hiding in the bathtub.
“I’ve got you,” he said, cradling her. “Nothing will ever touch you again.”
She kissed him through the tears.
“Don’t leave me.”
But the label gave him an ultimatum.
Leave Jade—or the world would know everything.
Chapter 6: Sacrifice
He resigned.
Left without a word.
Broke her heart to protect her.
She spiraled. Canceled her tour. Vanished from the spotlight.
Until one day, she walked onto a live talk show.
And dropped a bomb.
“I’m in love with the man who saved my life. And I’m not hiding it anymore.”
Chapter 7: The Reunion
She found him on a ranch in Montana.
Training rescue dogs. Living in silence.
He opened the door. She threw her arms around him.
“You left,” she sobbed.
“To keep you safe.”
“Then protect me forever.”
He kissed her under the open sky.
And promised her forever.
Because sometimes, even bodyguards need someone to guard their heart.