Cate From the time I could remember, my life consisted of ballet—all day everyday. Practice, recitals, more practice. There was no room for anything less than perfection, which if my mother could be believed, I would never achieve. I was so desperate to find someone to love me that I latched on to the first man who ever showed any interest. Unfortunately, I ignored all the signs until I was nine months pregnant and on the run after witnessing him commit an unspeakable crime. With the help of a friend, I escaped to the sleepy little town of Mountain Grove, Maryland. I kept my secrets hidden behind an impenetrable wall, until a tank of a man with amazing gray eyes, came to town and began to disassemble my lies—and my wall—brick by brick. The ghosts of my past are coming for me and with the body count rising, I have to lay it all at his feet in order to keep myself and my son safe. Gabriel The Army was my life, until a near fatal injury blew apart any chance I had of following in my fathers footsteps. It was either ride a desk for the rest of my career or get out and build new dreams. So with the help of my three brothers, we started Quattro Security. When I answered a call for help from an old friend, I never imagined that I'd find my forever in a pair of violet eyes and a body built for sin. But my girl was hiding from something—something dark and dangerous, and it was up to me to keep her safe from the hounds nipping at her heals. She was born to be mine, and I needed to bust through the barrier she erected around herself before it was too late.