It’s been six months since Noah escaped hell. Therapy helped him find his footing again, and for the first time in a long time, he’s starting to believe he’s safe. Until the man who bought him—the one he never met, but never stopped fearing—tracks him down to claim what he thinks he owns. Desperate and terrified, Noah turns to the only people who ever made him feel the men of Three Bears Tactical. Crowe usually runs the training camp, not protection details. But when Noah walks back into their world, shaken but determined to fight, Crowe can’t stand on the sidelines. He’ll keep Noah close—closer than he should—and protect him with everything he’s got. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to tell where the job ends and something deeper begins. Because protecting Noah isn’t just duty anymore. It’s personal.