Molly Boyd's entire world unraveled when tragedy turned the man she loved into her greatest threat. Her ex-husband's death has left her pregnant and alone, struggling to put her shattered life back together-and her confusing feelings for his best friend aren't helping matters. For years Jase has been a solid, steady source of comfort and friendship. Now she can't stop seeing him as something more. And just as she's wrestling with her shifting feelings, a new danger from her ex's past threatens everything-including her and her unborn child's lives.

But she's always been the one.

Jase Weaver is an expert at unrequited love. Years ago he stood by and watched his best friend marry the woman of his dreams, and he's endured his suffering in silence ever since. But when Carter's self-destructive tailspin threatened Molly, Jase stepped in to make her safe. And when Carter died, Jase stepped up to be her rock. Now he can't stay silent any longer. He's wanted Molly forever and it's time she knows it. So when a new threat against her emerges, Jase will put his own life on the line to protect her, no matter the cost.