I’ve experienced more pain and torment than most do in a lifetime. My scars run deep, and even though my wounds are healed, the agony remains. Courage doesn’t come cheap, but I can no longer live a life in chains, filled with nothing but abuse and heartache. So…I run and manage to start a new life—a new beginning. That’s when I meet Alex, a rich playboy and notorious womanizer. The way his eyes burn with desire when he stares at me is disarming. Whenever he’s around me I feel it, the electric pulse of attraction that draws us closer, not caring about consequences. But I see the way he looks at me, like he knows me. He doesn’t. No one does. Not even me.

Reunited with my family, and safe in Alex’s arms I finally feel alive—like I’m living and not just existing. My days are no longer smothered in fear. Instead, I found love that warms my heart. Unfortunately, for a woman like me nothing good ever lasts. With a past like mine it’s only a matter of time before old demons come back to haunt me. But it’s not just my past lurking in the shadows, threatening to destroy what Alex and I found. Alex has a past of his own, one that has the power the change both our lives forever. There are so many menacing forces looming over us, I have no idea if we’ll be strong enough to survive it all. The uncertainty alone makes me wonder if it’s all worth it. If love really exists…and whether I’ll ever find peace with the man I love.