Kelsi wasn’t looking for a new beginning—just a place to breathe.

After a brutal breakup and one too many reminders of the life she left behind, she moves into a quiet apartment with zero expectations and an off-limits vow: no men, no mess, no more distractions. But her downstairs neighbor? Yeah… he’s making it impossible to ignore.

Rhet is smooth, flirty, and just the right amount of nosy—showing up with tools, compliments, beautiful eyes, and a wicked smile that makes her tempt her rules. 

Then there’s the maintenance man. Knox. Quiet. Watchful. Dangerous in a way that doesn’t announce itself until it’s already under your skin.

One flirts to pass the time.

One watches like he already knows what she tastes like.

And Kelsi? She’s caught somewhere between the walls—and her own desires.

What started as harmless flirting becomes a messy little dilemma… one that just might wreck her rules and ruin her in the best possible way.