Raine Tyler was just 16 years old when war broke out, destroying everything she knew. Three years into the war, she's lost her family and was forced to set out on her own. Hollow and unafraid, she created a new life for herself, and it doesn't include thoughts of happily ever after. Ten years later, Raine's life is real and absolute. She has a new family, and they depend on her in these new times. The last thing she needs is a man messing it all up.

Kade Montgomery knows exactly how evil people can be when stripped of their humanity. He'd seen it all the in four years when every nation was battling to be the sole victor in a war no one saw coming. He lost his mother, brother, and sister, but still walked along side his father during those dark times. And, now, ten years later, the tide is turning and he can't go on like he has been. But the last thing he expected was that tide to be a woman he couldn't believe existed.

She doesn't trust him.
He doesn't deserve her.

Together they'll bring to light a new way of life, or they'll destroy the life they already know and everyone around them.