Anna Scott faces a difficult choice. Can she continue to lie to a man who was risking his life to save her? Can she really be falling in love with a criminal? But perhaps a killer is exactly who she needs to help her face her past. Perhaps Nick is strong enough to help her survive the truth. Anna still thinks Jake Griffin is really Nick Malone, one of crime boss Moretti's go-to guys. He's falling hard and fast for a woman with too many secrets...and he has plenty of his own. When Moretti sends another member of the family to eliminate Anna, Grif realizes his time has run out. He's in too deep with the Moretti family, has a duty as a detective, but all he can think about is keeping Anna safe. Anna is his to protect, and he needs to know her real name and what horrors hide in her past to do so. Once he learns who Anna really is, he'll do anything to keep her close...except tell her the truth about himself. He'll make her love him. Make her stay. Because if she runs, he can't protect her.