Rescue Me...

"Don't leave me here in the dark..."
"I'll never leave you. I'll protect you, no matter what happens."
When five-year-old Angel is torn from her mother and sold into servitude, her world is shattered. Haunted by nightmares, terrified of the dark, and trapped in a system that treats her as property, she spends the next eleven years surviving one day at a time. Her temporary caretaker is cruel, and hope becomes a luxury she can no longer afford.
Tristan Alden has always been different. As the son of one of the city's most influential families, he should have inherited the same beliefs as every generation before him. Instead, he spends his life questioning the rules no one else dares challenge. Sheltered from the world beyond his home and frustrated by the secrets his parents refuse to explain, Tristan longs for answers. When one impulsive decision finally leads him outside, he discovers a truth his family has spent years trying to hide.
Their paths cross at the worst possible moment.
Angel expects fear. Pain. Another master.
What she finds instead is kindness.
As an unlikely friendship begins to grow, Angel slowly learns that not everyone wants to hurt her, while Tristan begins to see just how broken the world around him truly is. Together, they challenge beliefs that have existed for generations, uncover secrets that powerful people would rather keep buried, and discover that healing is never as simple as walking away from the past. But some wounds run deep, and some shadows refuse to stay buried.
When the darkness threatening Angel's future closes in, both she and Tristan will be forced to decide just how much they're willing to risk for the people they love.
Because sometimes the person who saves you becomes the one thing you can't bear to lose.