She’s running for her life… …His mission: protect her. Ex-Delta Force Operator Ridge Hansen has a thing for artist Harper Katz. So does his tactical K9, Zeus… …But Harper is on the run. Someone is aiming to kill her. Ridge wants two things… Convince Harper to move their relationship from friends to lovers, And find out who she really is. As a member of Iniquus Security’s elite tactical K9 team, Ridge willingly brings his skill, his heart, and his brawn to face any enemy. But if Harper doesn’t learn to trust him, he can’t keep her alive. Though Protective Instinct is the second book in the Cerberus Tactical K9 series, it can be read as a stand-alone, as part of the series, or part of the Iniquus World.