Camille Gordon's stubborn independence has always kept her at arm's length from everyone in their small town, yet Sheriff Ursula Fraser's quiet command in the evidence room slices through every defense. Ursula keeps her there longer than the paperwork requires, and Camille has stopped pretending she wants to leave.

The locked door seals them together with the weight of Ursula's career and Camille's hard-won self-respect at stake. Camille's quick laugh falters under the promise of firm discipline from the woman who steadies her even as she demands total yield. One glance from the wrong person could end it all, but the air thickens with the inevitable crack of authority about to fall.