Kerria Love Anderson is one missed payment away from dropping out of college. Broke, exhausted, and running on caffeine and hope, she takes a babysitting job that's supposed to be simple. It isn't. Dayvon Bennett is a police officer, a widower, and a full-time single father to his baby girl, Alani. His life is routine, quiet, and carefully controlled-built around surviving the loss of his wife, Amani, who died giving birth. Kerria was never meant to become more than help. Dayvon was never meant to let anyone close again. But somewhere between late nights, lullabies, and a toddler who doesn't understand loss, two broken lives begin to intertwine. And the closer they grow, the more dangerous attachment becomes. Because loving again feels like betrayal. And walking away might be the thing that hurts the most.