Ashton Thayer Illinois transplant, self-proclaimed social hermit, lover of books and all things black. Uprooting my life and moving to Laramie granted me an opportunity to heal in peace and fly under the radar. That is, until Kade took special interest in making me his girl. But he's hiding something, and parts of his past haunt him. My natural curiosity turns his secrets into a puzzle I want desperately to piece together. The last piece to complete it may prove to be too much to handle. Kade Garrison Not your typical brooding asshole. I don't go out of my way to hurt others. Unless you get too close to learning my past. Or you're a 5'4" sassy little shit like Ashton, who seems to enjoy my version of torture. My normal style is fuck 'em and chuck 'em, but something about those silver eyes and 'fuck you' attitude makes me want to keep her around. But the closer I hold her, the closer she gets to finding out what I'm hiding. With my estranged mother threatening to turn me in, I fear I'll be forced to confess my secret to Ashton. And when I do, I know she won't stay.