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**Black and Blue**
When Melissa Crawford's father dies, the last person she expects to see at his grave is Zephrif. A wanted criminal from her past and a man she never intends to forgive.
Now, through a promise made before his death, Zephrif has become her bodyguard.
Melissa is certain he is hiding something. Zephrif refuses to explain himself. As the two are forced to work together, old wounds resurface and uncomfortable questions begin to emerge. The more Melissa searches for answers surrounding her father's death, the more she realizes the truth may be far different from what she has always believed.
Between corporate responsibilities, family secrets, dangerous discoveries, and a growing bond neither of them wanted, Melissa must decide whether to cling to her anger or confront the reality standing in front of her.
Some scars are left by betrayal.
Others are left by the truth.
**Black and Blue** is a story of grief, redemption, faith, forgiveness, and learning that the people we judge most harshly are sometimes the ones fighting hardest to protect us.