Stone's Throw

Series: LAST Defense (#2)

Tropes: Damaged Hero, He Falls First, Amnesia, Over 40 Characters, Kidnapped Heroine, Cult Survivor, Injured Heroine

AJ

“Captain Stone, your wife is alive.”

Three years ago, Grace—my wife, the woman who made my world brighter, laughed at my corny jokes, and was always up for adventure—vanished without a trace. No clues. No answers. Just endless, aching silence.

Until a call from a doctor in Mexico changes everything. I’m on a plane in hours—thanks to some less-than-legal connections. But Grace doesn’t recognize me. Her memories are gone—shattered by injuries that should have killed her.

She can barely string two sentences together, let alone remember who took her or what happened in those seemingly endless years.

All I can do is hold her. And promise that I’ll protect her—no matter the cost.

But with the criminals who took her still out there, is that a promise I can keep?

Grace

“Your husband is here.”

Those four words shouldn’t terrify me. But I don’t remember my name or any of the terrible things the doctor says happened to me.

AJ’s wild blue eyes draw me in. His voice is like smooth whiskey on a cold night. And when he holds me? I feel...protected. Treasured, even.

But soon, men start following me. Lurking outside the hospital. Driving by my therapy sessions. Watching us at the dog park.

AJ swears I’m safe now. But the more I remember, the more I realize the nightmare isn’t over. And the truth? It’s far more dangerous than I could imagine.