Every Clause Between Us

Julian Sterling built an empire by trusting no one—especially not Gabriel Vance, the brilliant strategist he suspects of betrayal. When Julian demands sixty days of total compliance under a ruthless private contract, Gabriel signs without flinching, becoming the one man Julian can watch too closely and still never understand. But Gabriel’s quiet surrender feels less like defeat with every passing day, and Julian’s need to break him starts turning into something far more dangerous. Forced proximity, slow burn, hurt-comfort, power reversal. HEA. Closed door. Content warning: coercive contract dynamics, emotional manipulation, corporate power abuse.