A runaway bride. A broken warrior. Dutiful. Subservient. Perfect. Colbie Bennington has been trained from a young age to be obedient. But walking down the aisle with purple welts on her forearm was never a part of her dream wedding. Away from the chaos of her life, she’s looking for a fresh start. Her quiet and mysterious landlord isn’t part of the plan. But his hard-muscled body and smoldering smiles are difficult to ignore. Too trapped in a mental war to be at peace and too damaged to be at war, romance is the last thing on Navy Seal, Zander Serrano’s mind. Colbie is a wounded bird. Everything he should stay away from. Yet, for the first time since returning from war, he feels emotion, hot all-consuming. Two broken souls. Each with their own scars. The attraction is undeniable. Unexpected. Will they heal each other? Or destroy themselves beyond repair?