Shell, I don’t want to remember the past. It hurts too much. Racing and music used to be normal. But now I’m in my father’s house, whom I barely know. Nightmares torment me, and I don’t want anything to do with this irritating, strict but so irresistible bodyguard who follows me everywhere.
The more time we spend together, the stronger I feel my attachment to Aiden. I want to hear his laugh, see his frown, trust him. But we can’t be together—there are too many dangerous secrets in my family…
Aiden. Protecting another spoiled girl should be easy. It wasn’t in my plans to get to know Shell. Or to fall in love with her. I just wanted to do my job and distract myself from thoughts about the past.
But the more time we spend together, the more I find myself attached to her. She’s wounded, and behind her showy boldness hides the pain that echoes in my heart. I can’t give Shell anything—we can’t be together, because I keep secrets that could make her hate me…