Sometimes love creeps up unexpectedly and seeps so deep that it's buried in your soul forever; only to be ripped away, making you wish more than anything that you could have it back. I never meant to fall in love with my best friend. But I did. And sometimes the way he looks at me, I see that he feels it too. But it turns out, his eyes lie. He doesn't love me. Will has always been the one protecting his best friend, he never meant to be the one to break her heart. But as he's in Afghanistan, fighting a bloody battle makes him realize he has to tell Harper the truth when he gets back. And he won't let anything or anyone get in his way this time. As Harper is in college trying to move on, she meets her new neighbor. Ardyn is rude and so good looking that it drives her crazy. He's always with another woman and rubbing it in her face. So why is it his piercing blue eyes always seem to be on her? Ardyn knows he shouldn't be falling for Harper. She's the perfect girl next door. As Harper gets harder and harder for him to resist, the need for her grows. He wants more of her. And she's going to be his to keep, no matter what it takes. As Harper gets closer to Ardyn, Will is still in the back of her mind. She already knows how he feels. So why is it so hard to let him go? One man destroys her, the other saves her. Can true love survive a war and save a life?