When nurse Evelyn Hayes rushes to treat a wounded police officer in the trauma room, she has no idea her life is about to change forever. Officer Elias Ward is brave, scarred, and devastatingly handsome?and behind his steady blue eyes hides an obsession he can't control.

Evelyn feels the pull between them from the very beginning, even as strange messages and gifts blur the line between protector and stalker. Torn between fear and longing, she can't deny the way Elias makes her feel?safe, wanted, alive.

But when tragedy strikes her family, Elias is the one who holds her through the darkest hours. As his secrets unravel, Evelyn must decide if surrendering to the dangerous man who's been watching her is madness... or the kind of love that could save them both.