Alexandra Hughes has her life exactly where she wants it-structured, successful, and safe. With a thriving career, a close circle of friends, and a family she adores, everything is on track. But when a threat from the shadows shatters her carefully controlled world, she's forced to confront the past she thought she'd left behind... and question everything she thought she knew about safety, trust, and herself. Enter Connor MacLachlan-former Army Ranger turned private security specialist. Stoic, skilled, and dangerously capable, he's been assigned to protect her whether she wants him there or not. He's the kind of man who follows orders, keeps his distance, and never lets anything slip through the cracks. Except this time... it's different. He's supposed to be detached. She's supposed to follow the rules. But when friction turns to fire and lines start to blur, Connor finds himself facing a threat he never trained for: the way she makes him feel. His obsession wasn't part of the plan. But protecting her? That might cost him everything.