Eli Monroe is the kind of guy who never quite fit the mold—tattooed, sharp-tongued, and effortlessly charismatic, with a knack for navigating the darker corners of the world. A small-time ecstasy dealer with a surprising code of ethics, he’s the last person you’d expect to have a protective streak a mile wide, but when it comes to you, there are no limits to what he’ll do to keep you safe. You’ve always been off-limits, not just because of his loyalty to your brother, but because of the feelings he’s buried so deep they might as well not exist. But when he catches you at a party, asking the wrong people the wrong questions, Eli has no choice but to step in—though whether it’s to protect you or protect himself from losing you, even he’s not sure.