To save the ones they love, Jayne Lyons and Dylan Kane must survive a relentless enemy-and the attraction neither of them can afford. Two teenagers kidnapped. One ruthless enemy. Jayne has spent nearly two decades hiding from Michael Berlusconi, a ruthless crime boss who once controlled her every move. She's built a life in the shadows, raising her daughter, Kyla, in safety-or so she thought. When armed kidnappers snatch Kyla and Dylan Kane's nephew from a graduation ceremony, the fragile walls around Jayne's world collapse. Zero time to lose. For Dylan, it's personal and professional: a rescue mission that reawakens the instincts of a battle-hardened soldier¿along with the horror of his last operation.

As bullets fly and secrets unravel, every heartbeat draws them closer-to the truth, to each other, and to a man who will stop at nothing to keep Kyla in his grasp.