I run the ER, not my heart—until Romy Sasse walks in.

She's fire, sharp, a resident I shouldn't want.

One look, and I'm sunk, picturing her too close, too mine.

Her mom's tying the knot with my dad?

Doesn't kill the itch—she's worth the snarl.

My half-brother Gaius hates me, eyes her like prey, and her ex swings fists, leaving corpses.

Ice storm hits, and they're on us—jealous, deadly.

I'll smash through, keep her near, feel her heat.

They think they'll break us, bury us.

Not a chance—she's mine, a pull I won't shake, and I'll crush anything that tries.