I fell for Madeline Mason the moment I laid eyes on her a decade ago. But she was the definition of off-limits. The mother of one of my subordinates in the Rangers. Strike one. Married. Strike two. Lived in another state. Strike three. But that didn't stop me from craving her. Especially after she finally divorced her abusive husband and moved to Florida. Not only is her son still my subordinate, he's also my protégé. I'm grooming him to take over my security firm. I should have kept my distance from her. But a woman like Madeline comes once in a lifetime. And my resistance was only so strong. We ended up romantically involved despite my reservations. But she refuses to make our relationship public. She’s my everything. But what am I to her? I keep waiting for her to admit I'm more than a pleasurable companion. I’ve been patiently playing the long game. And just when I thought I was finally breaking through her walls, my life turns upside down. A fight with a dangerous enemy and a surprise from my past give her an excuse to push me away. As my life unravels, I’m left wondering if it's time to let her go.

Publication Year: 2024