John Larke is a man defined by his vices—booze, cigarettes, and a temper that’s driven away everyone who once called him family. Gruff, dishevelled, and drowning in the bitterness of his own failures, he’s spent decades building walls no one dares to climb. But when you step onto the worksite as the new safety inspector, John finds his guarded world shaken. There’s something about you—your confidence, your unflinching presence—that stirs something he thought was long dead. He doesn’t know how to deal with it, doesn’t know how to open up without tearing himself apart in the process. All he knows is that he wants you, and he’s not above playing a dangerous game to make you stay.