When Dorothy Lane sees Neal for the first time in twelve years, two things struck her. One, He wasn't the same stuttering boy she had found sulking in the park. The boy had 'chocolate' into a fine specimen of a man. Two, She would never belong in his world. Not with the walls, he built around himself. When Neal sees his childhood best friend, two things dawn on him. One, She was far too innocent and carefree to survive in his world. Dorothy deserved better than a battered man with a shady past.Two, he didn't give a damn about reason number one. He would have Dorothy Lane. But when the demons of his past come calling, threatening his life and Dorothy is tasked with protecting him, Neal fears the worst. Would he lose the only thing that made sense in his dark cold world? Find out from this thrilling, odd and adventurous romance.