Emery tries to leave her unrequited love behind but falls for a dangerous protector.
After ten years hiding affection for Miles while he chases his ex Celeste, Emery's quiet life fractures when an accident pulls Ronan, Miles's ruthless gangster brother, into her orbit. Ronan shields her with violent intensity, his motives unreadable and methods brutal. Meanwhile Miles barely notices the shift, still fixated on the past. Emery attempts to bury her old longing, yet Ronan's possessive guard draws her into a darker, more perilous attachment she never anticipated.
Why it hooks you
- Decade-long secret love collides with criminal danger
- Two brothers pull her in opposite directions
- Protection becomes a cage she might not want to leave
Intensity
Tension simmers between quiet yearning and sudden, violent guardianship.
