Strength is born during the moments that are meant to break us. Monsters didn't just exist in nightmares. They were real; they lived among us. As the sole witness to a brutal murder, Ryann Sinclair knew that better than anyone. He'd been burned once, and Cashel Donovan swore it was the last time. Until Ryann Sinclair walked back into his life. She was fiercely protective of her heart, and he was hell-bent on protecting her. Never one to back down from a challenge, he was determined to break her. Just so he could be the one to put her back together.