Abused and abandoned as a child, Celie Francis knows better than to trust anyone. But after she witnesses a murder, she's placed in the Unit - New Zealand's witness protection program - where she's expected to trust strangers with her life.It's psychologist Brand Turner's job to ease witnesses into their new identities, not to protect them, but Celie stirs feelings in him that are far from professional. When it appears someone is leaking critical information that could endanger Celie, Brand will do anything to protect her. But first he has to convince her to trust him.Adrift in a frightening world, Celie would like to believe the psychologist is everything he seems, but as witnesses are murdered and danger swirls around them, Celie must decide - can she trust Brand with her life?