Miles had known Elsa her entire life, watched her grow, protected her, cared for her, but the moment she stumbled into his arms, something shifted. She's no longer the little girl from his memories. She's the woman he wants to spend forever with. All he has to do is wait for the right moment to claim her... but one misstep, and suddenly she's furious, ready to tear him apart.
Elsa has loved Miles for as long as she can remember and denied it just as long. One foolish kiss shattered her carefully built walls, leaving her humiliated and her heart aching. Now, every glance, every touch, every reminder of what she can't have twists the knife deeper. She needs space to heal, to move on... but Miles refuses to let her go.
He insists she needs his protection from the danger lurking in the shadows. However, the only threat Elsa feels is the one he poses to her heart because no matter how much she tries to push him away, she can't stop wanting the man who's determined to make her his.