HB

She was never supposed to let him get this close. To Y/N, Lee Jay was nothing more than another inconvenience her father had decided to place between her and the freedom she wanted. A bodyguard. A shadow. Someone who was always there. Until, somehow, she started noticing him. The quiet way he said her name. The warmth of his hand at her back. The lingering glances, accidental touches, and moments that left her inexplicably flustered. She told herself it was nothing. Then one night, a dream leaves her staring at the ceiling with a realization she can no longer ignore. And just when she thinks she understands what she’s feeling, she sees something she was never meant to see. An elevator. Another woman. Jay. The doors close before he ever notices her standing there. She says nothing. Instead, something between them changes. Her conversations become shorter. Her gaze turns colder. She stops walking beside him and begins finding reasons to keep her distance. Jay notices. He just doesn’t know why. And as they’re forced to continue crossing paths, the silence between them becomes harder to ignore—especially when jealousy, buried secrets, unexpected encounters, and the complicated history surrounding Lee Jay begin to surface. Some things are easier to walk away from. Others follow you.