I should have known better. One night. That’s all it was meant to be a wild escape from betrayal, a stranger with sin in his eyes and hands that burned. But I left New York with more than a broken heart. I left with a secret growing inside me. Three years later, I’m Lily Hartman single mom, therapist by day, extremely protective by night. My little boy is my whole world. The man who broke me will never know he exists. Until he walks into my coastal town, colder, richer, and even more dangerous than before. Adrian Cross isn’t just the man who once undid me; he’s the wealthy art-investor now buying the very clinic I run. He looks at me like I’m still his to touch, to destroy, to claim. But I’m not that naïve girl anymore. I have walls, secrets, and a son who calls me “Mommy.” He has power, guilt, and an enemy who will stop at nothing to reveal us both. Our nights are still hot. Our days are war. And when the jealous ex who betrayed me resurfaces with a deadly game of her own, I understand Adrian isn’t just chasing me he's my only safety. The man I swore I’d never forget is the one man who can save us. But saving us means sharing my biggest secret. What happens when the truth about our son comes out?