The Warmth of You

Arthur had resigned himself to a life of lukewarm coffee, disastrous blind dates, and an IT cubicle that smelled permanently of despair. His world was gray, his heart a cracked relic still limping after his divorce. Until fate or whatever had a cruel sense of humor, dropped Isabella Auclair into his life-a stunning, shattered French model bleeding in an alley. Saving her became instinct. Surviving her... that was another story. Arthur, a small-town engineer with simple dreams, should have steered clear. Should've known that a woman twisted by addiction, abuse and predators who weren't finished hunting her, was a complication he couldn't fix with Ctrl+Z. But his hollowed-out heart chose differently. Isabella had never believed in salvation. And Arthur was an anomaly she hadn't dared dream of: warm hands, fierce eyes, a love so stubborn it fought for her even when she couldn't. But dreams like hers weren't built to last. Only nightmares lasted. And when the darkness from her past resurfaces, hungrier and crueler, all she can do is pray; pray and hope that she was wrong.