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Controlling the world around me is the only way I feel safe. Childhood abuse has left me scarred inside and out. But control makes me feel strong. Unfortunately, I can't control everything I want—including my body's panic response to touch. It's hard to share affection with my brothers, much less anyone else. I've all but given up on a romantic relationship.

Total control. I need it in every aspect of my life. Some would say that makes me an asshole. A freak. But as long as everything's exactly how I want it, I'm completely flexible. I'm kidding. Okay, I'm not kidding. Lacey needs someone in her life who's bigger and scarier than her demons, and she wants that man to be me. Her boss. The Viking in a suit. I hope she understands what she's getting into. This daddy isn't going to pat her on the head and tell her she's a good girl for nothing. Especially not when she's spinning out of control.

Five years ago, Zeph met River. The timing couldn’t have been worse. An orphan with something to prove and the ghosts of his past breathing down his neck, Zeph took the offer from a pro MMA gym to live and train in the Midwest. River let him go easily. If it was a convenient excuse to escape emotional intimacy, neither of them had to admit it. Until now.

Er hasst mich! Schon bei unserer ersten Begegnung verliebe ich mich unsterblich in Will, obwohl er in mir bestimmt nur die kleine, pummelige Freundin sieht. Bis ich höre, wie er sich über mich lustig macht. Damit bricht er mir nicht nur das Herz, sondern nimmt mir auch den Glauben an echte, aufrichtige Freundschaft. Drei Monate später und mit dreißig Pfund weniger auf den Hüften habe ich meine Schutzmauern meterhoch gezogen. Will kann mir nichts mehr anhaben, auch wenn er sich sehr bemüht, mich vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen.