4.5 stars 
 "I know you don't look at me like I look at you, but one day, you're going to come back and I'll still be waiting for you. Waiting for you to see me like I see you." 
 Dani Reid has loved Cohen cage for as long as she can remember. But she has kept her feelings as quiet as she could when she thought her feelings weren't reciprocated. 
 Cohen Cage has followed in his father's military footsteps, serving in a black-ops Marine unit that often deployed on missions that take him away from home for months at a time, often with no contact during his missions. 
 But the night before his latest deployment, the feelings they each hide from the other surface and one night together is enough to reinforce Dani's conviction that Cohen is it for her. And enough for Cohen to admit that what he feels for Dani isn't inappropriate and that she will in fact wait for him during this time apart. 
 I loved the man Cohen has grown into, with hints of the little boy he once was shining through. (Remember his obsession with Greg's hardware? Or the capes, superheroes, and ninja battles?) His was a story I was particularly looking forward to. 
 Dani as an adult was maybe less anticipated for me, though she didn't disappoint. Having grown up as Axel's "Little Princess" she is constantly surrounded by alpha males: her father, her brother, her uncles...every male in her life, with the exception of Sway, is alpha to the max. So when danger strikes, it takes every ounce of strength she possesses to stand up to the protective men around her. 
 "When it comes to love, it's always worth the sacrifice. Always." 
 I could not have imagined everything that Dani and Cohen would face as a result of their single night prior to his departure. The tension that ran under everything kept me turning the page, wondering how long Cohen would be kept in the dark, what the repercussions would be when he found out, and how everything could possibly play out. There were a couple times their actions surprised me, and maybe were a little off-putting based on everything going on, but overall I loved every moment of this story. 
 "You and Cohen, darling girl... You two have been fated from the beginning, and there isn't a damn thing that could take that away from you." 
 I loved the nature of their relationship, having developed from childhood. But fated or not, this is not a straight and easy path. By turns I was laughing out loud at Axel or Sway, and dabbing tears at the emotion swirling around. This was a sweet, funny, meant to be story, with a bit of suspense and danger thrown into the mix: just what I would expect from the kids of two of the original Corps Security group. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.