Something she'd done since the first - she kept him from yielding to the dark lure of the water until he could see for himself the hope found in the dawn of each new day.
He gave her a lopsided grin that buckled her knees. Stole her breath. Made her heart zing a hundred miles an hour. Maybe it was a good thing Caden Wallis didn't smile more often.
What McKenna possessed was far more beguiling than mere physical beauty. She possessed a kindness, a generosity of spirit. Offering him the most dangerous thing of all - hope.
