I promised my best friend I'd never touch his sister. Then she moved into my house...and keeping that promise gets harder every damn day.

Walking away from Sage Monroe nine years ago was the hardest thing I've ever done.

Harder than combat. Harder than building a life no one knows exists.

I kept my promise... even when it meant breaking both our hearts.

Now she's back, reopening her grandmother's bakery, and someone is watching her.

The sheriff thinks she's imagining things.

I know better.

So, I do the one thing I swore I never would—I bring her home.

Living under the same roof was supposed to keep her alive.

Instead, every late-night conversation, every stubborn argument, and every stolen kiss reminds me why I fell for her in the first place.

Even my niece is already acting like Sage belongs with us.

Then my secrets begin to unravel.

The man who's hunted Sage for twenty-two years is closing in.

And if I can't save the woman I've loved all along, breaking my promise will be the least of my regrets.