Demi Morgan was good at keeping her identity hidden, so when an attorney found her at a restaurant she owned, she was more than a little angry. Very few people knew how to find her, and she took her privacy seriously. His news that her mother had passed, several months ago, did nothing for her. Her family had never wanted her, and in turn she didn't want them either. He knew her family, and he understood her feelings, but the will had to be read.Reluctantly, Demi made her arrangements to travel back to her hometown in Ohio. Her intentions were to either decide to stay, or to sell the home her grandmother had left her. Living in the same town as her brother and sister didn't appeal to her at all. When her brother, Nathan, coldcocked her in the elevator, an unlikely savior came to her rescue, Madden McCray.Demi wanted to hire Madden to be her bodyguard while she was in town. Madden said as much as he could use the money, he told her he already had a job, but his brother, Lucian could use the work.Lucian wanted to meet Demi before he accepted the job, and when her scent hit him between the eyes, his bear rolled over him-she was his mate. But reality hit him like a freight train. She had money-a lot of money-and he and his family had always been dirt poor. He wanted his mate too-more than anything, but he'd have to get past his pride first....