Rain lashes my face. Water’s rising fast. And Jake Carter—my past, my mistake—is back.
I’m ankle-deep in chaos, boards in hand, when he walks out of the storm like a memory I never outran.
Jake Carter, former SEAL. Single dad. The protector who once held my heart—and shattered it.
We’re stuck in this storm, forced to share space and a mission. Every clash reminds me why we burned out, and every glance threatens to reignite what never fully went cold.
He’s gruff and maddening. I’m sunshine in a flood. But when we barely escape a landslide, clinging to each other as the ground gives way, something shifts.
A glance too long. An argument too close. His voice low when he admits I never left his thoughts.
Between broken levees and sleepless nights, I fall for the man I swore I’d never trust again.
But this isn’t just about old love or unfinished business.
It’s about surviving the night—and hoping our second chance isn’t our last.
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