A knife that cut too deep,a slash that still burns,failures piled high and flammable.I held my losses at bay with knives, with guns, my hands,my bike, my brothers,my iron will.But not my heart.No, my heart was the flamethat would light the match,ignite the blaze.I am the enforcerThe killer when called upon, the ruthless hound on demand, the one who cleans the mess left behind.The protectorI can make you bleed,Smash you to pieces.But she smashed all my excuses,and I shattered hers.For a split second she was mine,but I will always be hers.Some things,really beautiful things,you can’t hold onto forever. "Beautifully written, at times almost poetic. The multi-layered characters, and the emotional depth and intensity make this one of my favorite books of the the year." - Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews "Cat Porter has written a magical, intense, sexy, and incredibly satisfying read." - Book Bellas READING ORDER of t he Lock & Key Series World for greatest enjoyment!   1 - Lock & Key  2 - Random & Rare  3 - Iron & Bone  4 - Blood & Rust 5 - Fury ( series spinoff standalone) 6 - Lock & Key Christmas - novella - Legends of Meager Series (blasts to the L&K series past) - 7 - The Dust and the Roar 8 -  The Year of Everything Daydreamer, crazy person, a New Yorker who lives on a beach in beautiful Greece. A compulsive scribbler, a lip-biting romantic, an optimist with a twist and a twisted imagination. Obsessed with emotional epics, intense anti-heroes, and bold, determined women. Let's not forget the whiskey. And I don't want to be cured of any of those. Ever.  xx Cat