She was the one who got away. The one who ripped out his heart and took it with her when she left. Cole Vincent never expected to see Evangeline Lake again. Back in the dark and bloody day, hed been hired by her brother to save her in a mission that went straight to hell. Evangeline had been kidnapped and held for ransom, but hed been sent in with a covert team to get her out. Thrown together in the dark, a stunning attraction burned through them. But she wasnt meant to be with an ex-soldier who had a past that was littered with secrets and death. She went back to her fancy world. He went back to hunting. Tried to forget her. Case closed. There are some people you can never forget. Evangeline Evie Lake fell hard and fast for her tall, dark, and dangerous rescuer. Then he flew her back to her home, kissed her good-bye on the doorstep, and walked his sexy self away with looking back. He broke her heart into a million little pieces, and she swore off the bad boysthey were just trouble she didnt want. Case closed. She needs help. The kind that only someone like Cole can give to her. The past is coming back to attack. Evies kidnapper was never caught, and when shes nearly abducted in New York, her brother calls in the one man that he knows he can count onthe one man who has proven he can protect Evie from the worst threats out there. The one man that Evie absolutely, positively does not want to see again The only man shes ever loved. Cole takes the case. Becomes her bodyguard. Gets far too close to her and stirs memories that should have been dead and buried in a six foot hole. The white-hot attraction burns ever brighter between them, but Evie will not fall for him again. Will not. Except She is. He is. They arefalling. Cole wants Evie more than anything, and this time, he wont walk away. This time, there is nothing that can keep them apart. Hell fight like hell for the woman hes always loved. He finally has a second chance with Evie. He wont screw this up. And he will not let her go againhe will prove to Evie that she can always count on him to keep her safe. She is the only one he wants. The one who owns his heart. Anyone who wants to hurt her? They have to go through him. Case closed.