Cuffs never expects that a rescue of some women will lead him to finding the woman he thinks he could spend the rest of his life with. She’s everything he doesn’t know he’s looking for. However, things are never simple. Her horrific experience has him trying to tiptoe around her. He’s working to wait until she’s ready to let a man into her life. He knows she needs time to heal.
Only he can’t keep his mouth shut, when she decides to do something he thinks is too dangerous. He confesses his feelings for her too soon and she pulls away. This has him welcoming a trip out of state. He needs to have some distance from her and how she makes him feel. Imagine his surprise, when his president sends her to help with his investigation.
Kinslee is trying to work through the terrible ordeal she went through. She just wants to get on with her life and these feelings Cuffs brings to life in her are confusing. How can she ever let a man touch her again? In her attempts to push those thoughts away, she pushes Cuffs away.