Dax by Paula Cox

I break everyone who challenges me. This girl will be no different.
Whether on the battlefield or in the cage, it makes no difference:
I always come out on top.
Tiana thinks she will be the one to strip away my defenses.
But the only one stripping is her.
I’ve got a body count that’s hundreds deep.
It’s what soldiers do:
We take down what’s in front of us.
I simply refuse to lose.
But Tiana is different than anyone I’ve ever faced.
She’s tough, but fragile.
Smart, but scared.
She’s seen hell, too.
A different kind of hell than the bloodbaths I’m used to.
I want to fight for her.
To protect her from the bastards in her past…
And the devils in her head.
For that to happen, she has to let me in.
She wants to refuse, to keep me at arms’ length.
But one way or another, I’m going to break her down.
I won’t rest until I make her mine.