My name is Kent Kendrickson. Just weeks after moving back to town and taking over as Chief of the police department, my old friend Tom calls me out of the blue. His college-age daughter has a stalker. Since he’s friends with the Chief of Police, he shouldn’t have to follow proper procedure, right? I don’t want to touch this, but I feel a sense of loyalty to my old buddy, so I meet up with him and his daughter, figuring I’ll just pass the case off to a rookie in the morning. Whatever rational thoughts I have fly out the window the moment I see her. Just looking at her feels like a hard punch to the gut. Kendal’s so young, so innocent, and the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Naked hunger flares within me, and I know that I have to have her. No matter what it takes. There’s just one thing standing between me and the girl that I long for. A man that’s just as obsessed over her as I am and more dangerous than any of us realize. She awakens my protective instincts, and this case quickly becomes personal. His biggest mistake? He underestimates a man hell-bent on protecting what’s his. It’s my job to protect her. So that’s what I’ll do. I will keep my girl safe. Now and forever.