**WARNING THIS STORY MAY CONTAIN TRIGGERS. IT INCLUDES GRAPHIC ABUSE, BOTH EXPERIENCED AND SUGGESTED **

Living in a small farming community I had no clue what the city had to offer or the fear that came with it. I've had a crush on my brother's best friend Tommi for as long as I could remember, but he has only ever seen me as a child.

Leaving behind my small town for college opens me to a whole new life. A life that haunts my very dreams now.

Jaxon "Bruiser" Malone is one of the sexiest men I have ever laid eyes on. He also happens to be the head of a mob family, but he holds part of my heart.

When an opportunity to return home for a full-time job arises, I jump on it. I send in my resume and get a call to start right after the holidays. Finally, I am returning home. Will my life pick up where it left off?

Will Tommi Hicks finally see a full-grown woman where he used to see a kid sister before? Or will my past lure me back to Jaxon and his lifestyle?

No matter what someone I love and care about is going to be hurt.