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Ashley Delaney Hale has always been surrounded by protection. In Beacon Hills, that’s the only reason she’s survived this long. But protection has a way of changing—especially when it comes from someone like Brett Talbot. He was supposed to keep her safe. That was all. Watching her, guarding her, making sure nothing ever got close enough to hurt her. But somewhere along the way, that protection turned into something darker. Something possessive. Now, every glance she gives someone else, every step she takes without him, feels like a threat he can’t ignore. And as danger closes in from all sides, Ashley begins to realize the truth—Brett isn’t just protecting her anymore… he’s claiming her. In a town full of monsters, the most dangerous thing might not be what’s hunting her— but the one who refuses to let her go.