Hidden Bodyguard Royal Gambit

Ryan Thorne, the hidden leader of the powerful Shadow Temple, returns to New York seeking a peaceful life. By chance, he meets Ella Ross, the CEO of the Ross Group, who is forced into a business marriage. To escape her family's pressure and a ruthless heir's pursuit, Ella hires Ryan as her bodyguard and fake boyfriend. As Ryan secretly protects her from corporate conspiracies, family betrayal, and underground enemies, their contract relationship slowly turns into true love. But when his hidden identity is revealed, a fierce battle for power begins.