Melanie Hanna has finally worked up the courage to travel from Texas to New York and tell an old flame that he's the father of her young son. When her best friend asks her brother to watch over Melanie, her emotional trip takes an unexpected and sizzling detour. Charles Dery is at the top of his game, but all he can think about is bedding the woman he was asked to protect. When she's almost killed, he takes what he'd been denying himself and discovers he'll do anything to keep her-- even break his own rules.