The Hotshot's Prize

Ella
Is an award-worthy nature photograph worth ending up at the bottom of a ditch with a sprained ankle while a storm rolls in? Maybe.
Okay, definitely worth it. Especially when I’m rescued by none other than the hottest firefighter I’ve ever seen.
Zack makes me feel so…protected. So safe. And our night together is nothing short of magical, so I can’t regret giving him everything. My body, my heart…
Our time together meant something to me, and I thought it meant something to him too. How can I go back to my regular life after he’s claimed me so completely?

Zack
I’ve worked hard my whole life to prove to myself that I can be a hero, like my father. There’s no room for vulnerability, or for letting other people in. I’m completely focused on my job, on saving people.
Still, I have the sense that I’m missing something…
And then I find Ella. I get her to safety, and ride out a storm with her, stuck in a cave…and she makes me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt. Like she’s my missing piece.
I’ve finally found a woman worth changing my life for, and I know I can’t ever let her get away.