by Rebecca Dale
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He was supposed to protect her. He decided to keep her.
Summer has spent her life paying for someone else’s sins. When danger finally closes in, the only man standing between her and destruction is the one she fears the most.
Morally grey sheriff. Possessive obsession. Forced proximity. Touch-her-and-die protection.
Jacob is controlled. Ruthless. Feared.
He believes in order. In rules. In consequences.
But when it comes to Summer? The rules stop applying.
What begins as protection becomes surveillance. What feels like safety turns into possession. And the closer she gets to him, the harder it is to tell whether she’s being guarded… or claimed.
Because Jacob doesn’t save people.
He takes responsibility for them.
And once he decides she’s his?
He doesn’t let go.
Not for the law. Not for her fear. Not even for her freedom.
Genres: Dark Romance
Tropes: Possessive/Obsessive Love, Possessive Love, Touch Her and Die, Morally Grey MMC, Forced Proximity
ISBN: 9781968700560
366 pages
Published: 2026-01-26