She's trying to escape her past. He wants to be the man to save her…

I should be enjoying life as a college freshman. I should be pursuing my dream of becoming a veterinarian. I should be working hard to make sense of my precalculus math class.

I shouldn't be waking up my college roommate with screaming nightmares. I shouldn't be flashing back, reliving the three weeks of hell I barely survived last year. And I definitely shouldn't be spending time with sexy player Marcus Reid.

But engineering student Marcus is the only one keeping me from failing my math course, so I grudgingly let him into my life. I never expect the king of hookups will share his painful past. Or that I'll tell him my secrets in return, opening up and trusting him in a way I thought I'd never be able to again.

When our fragile future together is threatened by a stalker I thought was locked away for good, Marcus is determined to protect me—and I'm determined to protect Marcus...even if that means pushing him away.