Kila Daly is considered the black sheep of her family. She always comes second to her younger cousin Mika. Even in the eyes of her birth mother, Mika always shone brightly, while Kila faded away. Now that the girls are adults, Mika is getting married, and all attention is focused solely on her. Keela fades into the background... or so she thinks. Alec Slater is a bachelor who never sleeps with the same woman (or man) twice. He is his own boss, does whatever he pleases and is accountable to no one. That is, until a fiery, red-headed Irish girl with a personality to match her hair color made him fall on his ass. Literally. Keela hates the fact that she has to ask the sassy Slater for a favor, a huge favor. She needs him to not only accompany her to Mika's wedding, but also pretend to be her boyfriend. Alec agrees to help Keela, but under certain conditions. He wants her body and plans to have it before anyone at the wedding can say yes. But what he doesn't plan on is losing his heart, and when someone from his past begins to threaten his future, he may lose his family too. Alec owns Kila, and what Alec owns, Alec protects.