When my best friend's little sister walks in on me moaning her name, it's all over. All restrains are shattered, and ever boundary demolished. Nothing will be the same.

For years, I've tried to keep my distance from Dakota Cooper.

She's everything I've ever wanted and the one thing I can't have.

But when she calls me in the middle of the night after someone tries to break into her house, I can no longer handle that distance and convince her to stay with me, along with her young son.

I should have known having her living under my room would push me to the edge.

Ignite the need that has simmered for so long.

The problem is, she's forbidden. Off-limits.

And I know better than crossing that line.

I can't drag her into the dark secrets of my life.

But I can't stay away from her either, so I do the one thing I shouldn't-I take.

And now that I've had her, I'm not sure I can save her from who I am...