Perfect Match Series #2 Ryuji Takahashi has always been known as the golden boy-a future scientist with an unshakable smile and a soft heart for stray animals. To those around him, he is warmth and hope personified, someone who makes the world feel a little kinder just by being in it. Yet Ryuji knows himself well enough to recognize his flaws. He can be obsessive, even possessive...not in a cruel or controlling way, but in the sense that once he wants something, he commits to it completely. So when Ryuji crosses paths with Zadrick Zaldívar, a veterinarian trapped in the wreckage of a broken engagement, he does what comes naturally-he offers help. What begins as a simple attempt to help Zadrick move on slowly turns into something far more complicated. Lines blur, emotions tangle, and before either of them can stop it, they fall into a no-strings arrangement that was never truly without strings. Ryuji never expected to fall for him...hard. But Ryuji has never been the type to walk away when his heart is involved. And now, he's determined to do what he's always done best: fight for what he wants. This time, that means winning Zadrick's heart.