Cornelia represents everything Killian despises. Until she becomes everything he can't resist.
Cornelia Prescott has everything-wealth, status, and a powerful fianc . But behind the perfect life, she longs for freedom.
Killian James has nothing. Haunted by World War II and consumed by grief, he has withdrawn from the world, ready to end his life-until a scream in the woods interrupts everything.
When Cornelia discovers his darkest secret, she refuses to leave him alone. Desperate to keep him alive, she convinces him to become her bodyguard and stay with her for one week.
As forbidden attraction grows and buried secrets begin to surface, the line between saving someone and falling for them becomes impossible to ignore.
But Cornelia belongs to another man, and some choices can ruin more than just hearts.