One night—no names. Almost seven years later, I can still appreciate the idiocy of that arrangement. I didn't plan to fall hard for the much younger woman. Or obsess over her. But I never stopped thinking about her. As a former Army Ranger, giving up isn't part of my DNA. So, for years, I've been searching—without success. Hoping to get a second chance. And suddenly, she's right before me. Battered, bruised, scared. A single mother. When her boy gets kidnapped, and danger closes in, it's a race against time. And I realize the math checks out. Protecting them means confronting my demons and her trauma. But failing is not an option. Not when all I've lost, all I ever longed for, is almost within reach. Almost.