Bonnie Belmont is running, but it's not from the law-it's from the nightmare that's her stepdad. She's desperate to escape his creepy advances and vile words, and at barely eighteen, she's ready to fight for a new life, a fresh start. But first, she needs a job. A way to survive. Anything is better than what she's running from.Bryan Lane is a man who's got his life together. Owns his gym, helps his clients push their limits. His routine is solid, predictable, safe. Until she walks into his gym. A little brunette, barely eighteen, with big, doe eyes that scream innocence, but also a kind of pain he can't ignore.She's lost. She's broken. And the sight of her sends something primal roaring to life inside him. His protective instincts flare up, and he knows-deep in his bones-that he can't let her go.By the end of the night, there's no turning back. She's his.And he's going to stalk her until she knows it.