I've spent twenty years building walls around my heart—until one stubborn therapist decided to tear them down.

I run Station 19 like a military operation. Divorced for years, teenage daughter who barely tolerates me, and now mandatory therapy with some soft-spoken shrink who thinks he can fix me. At forty-two, I thought I had myself figured out.

Dr. Kieran Thorne doesn't intimidate easily. Not even when I use my captain voice and tower over his desk. But when his knowing green eyes meet mine, something shifts inside me—something I've never felt for any man before.

Our sessions become a dangerous dance. He leans closer to make a point. I catch myself staring at his mouth. Professional questions awaken desires I didn't know existed, and suddenly I'm questioning everything I thought I knew about myself.

When he challenges me, heat floods my veins. When I finally break down my walls, he's right there to catch me. And somewhere between late-night calls and stolen moments in his office, I realize he's not trying to fix me—he's helping me discover who I really am.

When department politics threaten us, I face a choice: hide behind my rank and old assumptions, or fight for the man whose gentle hands showed me a new side of desire.

Some walls hide more than hearts. Some discoveries are worth the fall.

Age gap romance / Single dad hero / Grumpy/sunshine / Therapist/patient (ethical) / Enemies to lovers / Power exchange / Guaranteed HEA

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