Life took an unexpected turn for Margot Reid, and ever since, she’s been struggling to find the woman she used to be. The one person who sees just how badly her anxiety affects her is the last man she ever wants to notice it.

Damon Pallin.

She’s had a crush on the Power Security operative since the day she started working with him. He’s always been the man she shouldn’t want—aloof, confident, intensely protective—and completely out of reach.

Until the day Margot nearly loses her life.

Something changes in Damon after that. He watches her more closely. He’s always there when she needs him. And the tension between them becomes impossible to ignore.

Damon has spent his life keeping people at a distance. Caring about someone means giving them the power to hurt him, and he’s determined not to make that mistake. But Margot is making it impossible to keep his walls up.

When an unexpected threat turns Margot’s life upside down all over again, Damon is the one person standing between her and danger. But as the threat escalates, so does the question Margot can’t ignore. Is Damon staying by her side because it’s his job—or because the woman he’s sworn to protect has become the one woman he can’t imagine living without?

As her life hangs in the balance, Damon will risk everything to save Margot. Because when it comes to her, walking away is no longer an option.