Carter Robinson walked away from betrayal with nothing but a duffel bag and a past he didn’t plan on unpacking. When the Golden Team called, he traded snow-capped Idaho for the salted air of Southern California—and a mission that hits too close to home. Three girls missing. One barely escaped. And the predators aren’t done yet. On his first day in Carlsbad, Carter finds himself shoulder to shoulder with a battle-tested team and face to face with Harper Vale, the trauma nurse who refuses to let victims slip away. Sharp-eyed, steady under fire, Harper has a way of cutting straight through his defenses. She sees more than he wants her to. Maybe more than he can handle. But when the traffickers turn their focus on silencing the witnesses—including Harper—Carter knows one thing for he’s not running anymore. Not from danger. Not from the team. And definitely not from the woman who might be his second chance. The Golden Team doesn’t ease you in. For Carter, the fight starts on day one—and so does the kind of love worth bleeding for.