Don't

Malissa Sandona is tough, stubborn, and doesn't rely on anyone in her life. Why? Because she has learned the hard way that giving someone the power to love you only means they have the power to leave you with nothing but grief and betrayal. Malissa has no one in her life because of it. And if she does, she keeps them at arms length ready to walk away before they are able to cause her anymore pain. Her life has been hard. And she knows it's only going to get easier if she blocks out the world and lives with whatever happiness she has left.

Gale Leverin is a well known doctor that treats Malissa one night after she was severely stabbed and beaten. Gale lives a life of success and fortune everyday, where every day Gale wakes up enjoying life with those that he loves. That is until he can't seem to find Malissa as someone he has to protect. Not only from those who have abandoned her, but also from his family.

The problem is that she doesn't want anything to do with him. Absolutely nothing. Not even friendship is ideal to her. She doesn't want to want to get attached to anyone. That includes Gale and everyone she knows. She's been too independent for so long that she doesn't know the feeling of being taken cared of or loved. So how is Malissa going to learn to deal with the recent attacks on her life, from enemies unseen, when she refuses to get the police or anyone involved?