Debt of a Lifetime

Eight years ago, frail teenager Elias Thorne risked his life to save Kieran White from a deadly shipwreck, sacrificing his own health and living with irreversible heart and lung damage ever since. Kieran never learns the truth. Now a powerful business leader, Elias spends years secretly protecting Kieran and the White family from financial ruin, scandals, hostile takeovers, and deadly conspiracies. Every crisis is resolved before it reaches Kieran—at the cost of Elias's fortune, his health, and pieces of his life. Manipulated by fabricated evidence and ruthless enemies, Kieran mistakes Elias's devotion for obsession and control, believing every act of protection is another attempt to own him. As misunderstandings spiral, Elias silently accepts every accusation to keep Kieran safe, even taking the blame for crimes he never committed. During a globally televised summit, Kieran publicly severs all ties with him, only to watch Elias collapse, coughing blood before disappearing without a trace. When the truth finally comes to light, Kieran discovers that every debt he thought he owed was actually paid by Elias's love, sacrifice, and suffering. Determined to find the man he drove away,…