A compassionate woman who witnessed her mother’s murder… Dulce Houldcroft was six years old when she lost everything—her mother and father, the only home she’d ever known, and the sense of safety and security every child deserves. Years later, dangers from the past come for her and she finds out that everything she believed was a lie. A solitary man who is driven by the need to make up for past mistakes… Cole Lambert’s vengeance for what happened to his sister fuels his mission to destroy human traffickers. Years ago, he willingly traded his soul for a dark and bloody past littered with violence and death. Not once has he regretted his choice. Until meeting Dulce. Caught between two dangerous cartels, she is targeted for elimination… Cole learns of the threats to Dulce, and the killer inside of him—the one lurking just beneath the surface—goes scorched earth on everyone involved. But once he knows she’s safe, he’ll move on, leaving behind the only woman he’s ever loved. Can Dulce convince Cole he is deserving of love and redemption? Or will he break her heart and leave before he learns about the secret she carries inside?