Your life is already a disaster. Your ex won’t stop stalking you. You’re surviving on caffeine and trauma shifts at the ER. And Roman Mercer—your best friend’s terrifyingly competent older brother and former teenage crush—has suddenly come home looking like violence wrapped in expensive black clothing. Then Roman starts appearing everywhere. Fixing problems you never mentioned. Scaring men without saying a word. Knowing things he absolutely shouldn’t know. When your ex crosses a line that finally feels dangerous, Roman decides you need protection. Unfortunately, Roman’s version of protection includes: • surveillance • forced proximity • morally questionable problem-solving • and one very comfortable kidnapping Now you’re trapped in a remote safehouse with an obsessive ex-soldier who behaves less like a captor and more like an aggressively devoted husband, and suddenly escaping isn’t your biggest problem. Because the more terrifying Roman becomes… the harder it is to remember you’re supposed to want to leave.