Guilt is a powerful emotion. Maris Swaye fled home to escape the torturous memories of the accident that killed his younger brother. Since the accident was his fault, Maris thinks he doesn’t deserve to be happy. His face is hideously scarred, and Maris endures the frightened looks he evokes from many people as punishment for what he did. What he wasn’t prepared to endure was the attention of Kingsley Richards, a man who makes him wish for things he’ll never have. When Maris finds his mate in Bad Habits, he’s shocked. The right side of Maris’s face is scarred, and he carries a heavy dose of guilt. To King’s dismay, nothing he says convinces Maris that they are fated to be together. But someone is out to get King, and he must not only watch his back, but convince Maris he is still a beautiful man, inside and out.