IZZY DONOVAN was my biggest weakness and my greatest desire.

We’d been through hell and made it back out the other side, stronger than ever. But no matter how hard we tried,there always seemed to be forces working against us.

Not only were Lisa and Zane not giving up, but now, Izzy was asking me to deal with my cousins. And I was throwing it right back on her. Ryder wasn’t going away. The more demons we conquered, the more we seemed to uncover, the seams in our lives threatening to unravel.

For Annie and Jet, too.

Ruby was a constant headache. Secrets from our families’ pasts were piling up, and tension was pulsing, threatening the peace we’d fought to earn back.

We were no longer fighting to survive. We were fighting for us. For our entire group.

BEFORE THOSE SEAMS HOLDING US TOGETHER RIPPED AND OUR LIVES UNRAVELED AROUND US.

IZZY DONOVAN was the breath in my lungs and my most torturous temptation.

The girl no guy could get. Except for me.

And one other.

I'd held my distance from her as long as I could, desperate not to ruin her life, but now, it may be too late.

Every reason that kept me from her before was rolling in, trampling over her life and her dreams, and I had no one to blame but myself. I'd promised to keep her safe, and I was failing. But I couldn't pull away, not if I didn't want to lose us.

Losing us meant losing everything, and even when tragedy struck, I knew…

I WOULD PROTECT HER, PROTECT US, AT ALL COSTS.

TUCKER PIERCE was my heart. My rock. My everything.

He was offering me the promise so many girls would die for. My dream. But I was broken. We both were.

It wasn't that I didn't want us. I needed us, craved his presence for my next breath.

But how could I commit forever to my soulmate when I was so lost?

I was merely surviving, nowhere close to living. Even still, I knew…

I NEEDED HIM TO FIGHT FOR ME, FOR US, IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH.