Chapter 7 - The Woman Who Rose Above Them

I will continue with Chapter 1 → Chapter 7 in the next messages, keeping each chapter around 1500 words and following the exact structure, cliffhanger rules, and ending requirements.TITLE: The Bodyguard They Laughed At — Until the Mafia Boss Saw the Truth
HOOK: The night I protected a powerful mafia boss at his own golden gala in New York City, everyone laughed at me and said I was nothing more than a bodyguard who didn’t belong. I stepped between him and three assassins. I took the danger meant for him. I saved his life. Then my own security chief ordered me into the underground garage, where my abusive ex was waiting. They thought they could destroy the woman they had spent months humiliating. But they didn’t know the one person who saw everything was the only man powerful enough to uncover the truth. And after that night, there would be no going back.