His only goal was survival until he met her.

With nothing to lose, former cop Damon Winter agrees to an undercover op, infiltrating a cult in the dangerous post-Scorpius world. After one look at his new partner, he knows she belongs far away from the cult—and from him. But the part he's playing as her man explodes into a passion neither of them expected.

April Snyder has survived loss, pain, and uncertainty, and now she's ready to live again. All she has to do is keep it professional and ignore her handsome, deadly, overbearing partner. Intrigue and danger make for an irresistible temptation—until enemies close in, threatening everyone they've sworn to protect.