Mark Bailey is the definition of self-control. His quiet stares, calculated responses, and direct commands are essential to keeping his department running smoothly. That, and his assistant Taylor, who is everything Mark has ever wanted in a right hand: accommodating, ambitious, bright. But Taylor has a secret: she desperately wants to watch Mark's carefully constructed walls fracture, crack, and crumble. What happens when Taylor pushes Mark too far? Will she finally get what she's always wanted: Mark unleashed? Or will the fire he hides destroy them both?