Declan Sanchez is a Special Ops warrior. At six feet two inches he has the black-as-midnight eyes of his Colombian father and the chestnut-shot-with-gold hair of his Irish-American mother. He’s a man who always goes after what he wants—and gets it. Annie Stanton is beautiful, shy and she’s also the first woman Dec has ever wanted and not bedded. Annie wants him too. He knows that. But she’s inexperienced and he senses that rushing her would be a mistake. That’s okay. He’ll wait. He’ll do anything for the woman he’s starting to think of as his Annie. But Annie has a secret...A secret that will convince Declan she played him for a fool. He swears he's done with her. And he is...until it turns her that only Dec can save her from a hideous fate. What will he risk to save her? His life? His honor? His heart?