She shows up on his doorstep—heartbroken, mascara-smudged, and holding everything she owns in one trembling hand.
He opens the door without asking why.

She was supposed to stay one night.
Just until she figured things out.
But now she’s in his kitchen, curled up on his couch, and leaving little pieces of herself in every quiet corner of his life.

Piper Monroe is his sister’s best friend.
Too loud. Too tempting.
A walking storm of red curls, cinnamon candles, and emotional wreckage she’s trying to hold together.

Theo Callahan is all silence and control.
Ex-military. Steady. Unshakable.
Until now.

Every stolen glance.
Every too-long touch.
Every brush of her hand against his… is unraveling his carefully built walls.

He knows better.
She should walk away.
But temptation like this… doesn’t knock twice.