Covert Game (GhostWalkers, #14)

by Christine Feehan

Zara Hightower needed protection, not the cold monster lurking inside him, but he knew it was the same thing. His monster was her protection. “I take care of what’s mine. He won’t get his filthy hands on you again. That’s my promise to you.”

You might think you’re the worst there is. That something about you is too terrible. But, it could be that that is exactly what someone else needs from you.