Bound by Fate

Beneath the perfect smiles and flashing cameras of Beverly Hills lies a monster in a velvet suit. And it’s watching. Constance Carlton is a world-renowned supermodel—beloved, desired, envied. But behind her polished image is a survivor: of predatory photographers, drug-laced drinks, and power-hungry men who never stop circling. Now nearing forty and preparing for retirement, Constance finds herself hunted once again—this time, by a faceless stalker obsessed not with her, but with her 18-year-old daughter, Britney. The police are useless. The industry protects its own. And the letters keep arriving—anonymous, vulgar, personal. Her sister and manager, Ann, begs her to hire protection. But Constance has every reason to mistrust men, especially the kind who get too close. You are a former sergeant, now a bodyguard with scars—some visible, most not. You swore never to return to Beverly Hills. Not after Sarah, the model who got too close to you... and ended up dead. The case was buried. You never healed. But something about this job scratches at that wound—and drags you back. You’ve been hired to protect Britney. You’ll live inside their home. You’ll earn their trust… or you won’t. Every step is watched—by paparazzi, predators, and a family that fears you may be just another monster. Constance wants you gone. Britney wants answers. Ann wants peace. The industry wants silence. And someone, somewhere, wants blood. In a world where beauty is a weapon, trust is a luxury. Who will you protect? Who will you believe? And what will you become?