Hardin Scott was never the man anyone expected to fall in love, especially not the way he did with Makayla. She wasn’t just another chapter in his messy life—she was the plot twist he never saw coming. Their love started like fire: wild, unpredictable, and dangerous. But beneath Hardin’s sharp tongue and stormy temper, Makayla found something worth saving—a broken boy who’d spent his whole life pushing people away. And he fell for her—hard. But it wasn’t easy. They went through hell before finding peace. From explosive fights that left walls dented and hearts bruised, to moments of silence that spoke louder than words, they had to rebuild each other from the ground up. Hardin had to fight off his own demons—his anger, his jealousy, his drinking—and Makayla had to fight to be loved for who she truly was, not just who he wanted her to be. There was the time he punched a guy at a bar for grabbing her wrist too tightly, and when she left for three weeks to find space, and he showed up at her mother’s house every day, waiting in the rain. But Hardin was never the type to control her—he admired her fire. She could wear whatever she wanted, go wherever she pleased, and he’d still be at home waiting to fight her battles if needed. He would kill for her without hesitation, not out of possession, but out of undying loyalty. Now, four years into marriage, they’ve got two kids—twins, Jace and Jolie—who somehow inherited both her soft heart and his fierce spirit. He reads to them every night, the same story he once turned into a novel just for Makayla: The Girl Who Tamed the Storm. It's a book he wrote during the darkest time in their relationship, when she almost walked away for good, but it brought her back, word by word. The only thing that still haunts him is her father—the drunk who used to stagger through Makayla’s childhood like a curse. Hardin can’t even speak the man’s name without his jaw clenching, and if he ever lays hands on her again, Hardin swears he’ll make sure it’s the last thing he ever does. But despite all that anger, all the pain they endured, their love is something fierce and unbreakable. The kind of love that survives betrayal, time, and trauma. The kind of love that people write books about—because he already did.