Aaron showed me what it was to feel protected, loved, and cherished. Then, he destroyed me without so much as a goodbye. He left me alone, to pick up the pieces of my shattered heart. Years went by and I fooled myself into thinking I had moved on, content with a secure job and the new man in my life. Unfortunately, something that was truly broken cannot be fixed without leaving deep scars. Those old wounds rip wide open when Aaron storms back into my life. He wants to rehash the past and stir up long buried feelings. But I can’t give in to the fire of passion I’ve carried for him all these years. There’s too much at stake. When Aaron vanished, he left me with a secret. One I will protect at all cost. What do I have to lose if the truth comes out? Everything.

They say that the truth will set you free, and now Aaron knows the most precious secret that I have kept in fear for years. It took a while, but I now know that there is a fine line between love and hate. Since that final barrier smashed between us, I realize that I punished myself and Aaron for too long. But now I’m playing for keeps. Ezra will go to great lengths to make Aaron bow down to him before any harm comes to her, determined that we will do whatever he demands. But I’m done. He thinks love is a weakness and it makes us vulnerable. But he underestimates that our love is really forged from steel, and just like a blade, we will strike without mercy. This has gone on for too long. Ezra and Matt think they will come out on top of this war. Together we will fight for this to end. Even if it means to the death.