Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight

Though she was born a noble, Chloe Ardennes has spent the first sixteen years of her life in servitude, scorned by her own family as a “cursed child.” Finally forced to her breaking point, she flees for the royal capital. But rather than happiness, she finds yet more danger there. Just as the city’s dark side threatens to swallow her whole, the dashing and stoic knight Lloyd Stewart comes to her aid and whisks her away. Has Chloe at long last found the sanctuary she’s so longed for?

Two months into her new life, Chloe finds herself settling into her role as Lloyd’s housekeeper. On the surface, everything is as good as it seems, but behind all shared meals, gentle banter, and warm domesticity of their home, a tempest of unspoken truths and unnamed emotions is brewing. Can Chloe find the courage to shed the shadows of her past and reveal her identity? Will Lloyd confront the unfamiliar stirrings in his heart? As storms rage within, unwelcome guests assail the house from outside. Luke Gimul, the impetuous son of a nobleman, lays down an audacious challenge for Chloe’s affection, and Chloe’s sister Lily arrives in the royal capital. When her past comes knocking with a vengeance, will Chloe’s newfound life stand as a fortress or topple like a house of cards?

After a harrowing abduction orchestrated by Chloe’s sister, Chloe and Lloyd finally found the courage to reveal their true feelings for each other. As their bond transforms from professional to personal, the two of them are set adrift in uncharted emotional waters. Surrounded by new friends, trusted colleagues, and a couple of unexpected guests from Chloe’s past, the couple embarks on a journey to understand what it means to love and to be loved. As they navigate their feelings, a future overflowing with joy glimmers on the horizon like a golden ring. Yet the question lingers: will they attain their happily ever after, or will the long shadows of their brutal upbringings swallow their hopes whole?