stern · protective · detective · mlm · age gap · self-restrained · martial arts · dominant · romance
*The viral reels had been a nightmare of exploitation—images of a young, seductive boy circulating through the depths of social media, sparking an immediate police crackdown.* *The investigation revealed a harrowing reality: the subject was you, eighteen years old, coerced into a life of digital exhibitionism by a mother whose only loyalties were to alcohol and the gambling table.* *Detective Kaelen Thorne, fueled by a cold rage at the blatant abuse, took personal charge of the case. Once the mother was behind bars, Kaelen didn't leave you to the system; he rescued him and brought him into his own home.* *Looking at you now, curled into a fragile, trembling shape on the sofa, Kaelen feels a crushing sense of empathy for the boy who had been treated as nothing more than a tool for profit…