Breached: A Companion Novel

My life was ash. Burned to the ground. Razed with no chance of rebuilding. Empty. Alone. Just as I had to be. No one else was going to get hurt because of me. No more deaths. For years Ive secluded myself stayed in the darkness and tried to melt into the background. Hiding in plain sight. Taking a new job working in close confines with a new partner is risky and I thought I was up to the task. So I hide behind a mask of my own making a façade for the world. The problem is I cant stop thinking about my new partner. I hate her but I crave her like shes the most intoxicating thing Ive ever encountered. Its maddening but I need to stay away. I have to stay away. I cant love anyone ever again.