Natalie Gray has lived in a corner of Doug Carlyle's soul since the day they met. She's his light in a dark world, the good that cuts through the evil his mind too often sees. She's his anchor, his heart, his future. The world and all its horrors can wait. This is the time for them. He wasn't anticipating someone else had a different agenda. He won't be caught unaware again. Natalie's become a part of his mind. Now he has to shut her out to save their lives. That alone is a tricky balance that could cost him the love he holds so dear.