"With everything I am. I'll always be by your side." It was his truth. A vow Talan made to the woman who owned him. Because that is what Maya did to him, she held his entire life in her hands. He lived for her smile . . . her happiness. And now someone has dimmed that light in her eyes with their malice. Because if one thing was certain, it was that he breathed for her. It was her warmth and love that gave him a home-a purpose and desire for more. But now that had been threatened. Maya was in pain and that for him was unbearable. His love for his Bitty has taken him past the breaking point and he's determined to make those that hurt her pay. He wanted the blood of those that wronged her-almost took her away from him-on his hands. It was his fault. A fault that he would right no matter what he had to go through. How does a man so completely in love with his female react to seeing her broken in a hospital bed? He fights. Goes against all logic and seeks vengeance.