In over a decade, Cordelia Montgomery has barely left her house, where she has created a safe and comfortable bubble for herself.

Cordelia doesn’t go out. She has never dated. She can count her friends on one hand. And since coming into her inheritance, she runs a thriving charity foundation from the comfort of her own home. When her new duties with the foundation pile up, demanding more time and commitment, her safety bubble becomes more important than ever to balance out her racing thoughts.

It only takes three glasses of wine for that bubble to burst.
For her to kiss Victor, her bodyguard.
For him to pull away.

As Victor retreats to places where Cordelia can’t follow, her carefully constructed comfort zone no longer feels very comfortable. Victor is the one person who always makes her feel safe, and losing him isn’t an option.

Victor Yelchin thought he’d left his family behind for good, but after years of radio silence, his uncle is back in his life, and he wants Victor back in the family business.

Victor used to get in the ring for his uncle. The sport itself never mattered, merely a facade for the illegal trafficking and money laundering behind the scenes. When an injury almost took him out, Victor walked. And hid.

For six blissful years, he was nothing but the bodyguard to a gorgeous, headstrong heiress, and he would have been happy never leaving her side again.

But when his uncle wants him back, he can’t say no. For the first time in his life, he has something worth fighting for.
Someone to protect.
Someone he could lose.

Keeping Cordelia out of harm’s way becomes complicated when she’s finally ready to explore something that started with a single kiss six years ago. A better man might have let her go. But losing Cordelia was never an option.