Jessie Haverstein’s brutal rape sends her running. She encases herself in a “safe” cocoon of isolation. But endless nightmares send her back home looking for answers and peace. But a new danger awaits her when she gets there: Hunter Clements is a victim of life-long bullying who sees her and everyone else as his enemy. He wants Jessie dead, and his hardened heart is willing to go to any length to see that happen. A harrowing run for her life in the dead of night leads her on an incredible adventure filled with many twists and turns, one of which steers her directly into the path of someone who has made it his mission to protect her...and who has secrets of his own.