Is it so bad that I tricked my older brother’s best friend into being with me?
Maybe.

In my defense, it was Dante Reid—my crush, my first love, and the one I ended up pushing away.
Our paths split in opposite directions.
I went to college on one coast while he returned to work with the US Army on the other.
The end.
Or so I thought.

After graduating and attempting a bucket list of self-discovery, guess who shows up to bail me out of a bad situation?
Dante freaking Reid—this time with more muscles, more tattoos, and more demands:
He wants me to move in across the hall from him to supposedly keep me safe.
Report my whereabouts to him.
And be careful when I'm crossing off my bucket list.

As if I'm in danger and need protection.
I don’t.
Unless it’s from him.
Because Dante has been my downfall before...

And living next to the guy I gave myself to a long time ago may actually end in my complete devastation.