Tarni-Kaelen screamed as the car skidded off the wet road and slammed into the fence outside her childhood home. Her suitcase flew from the back seat, hitting the muddy ground as rain poured over the hills of Yarra Valley. Shaking, she pushed open the car door and stumbled outside, desperate to get away from the wreckage of her life. Her marriage was over, her heart was broken, and she had nowhere else to go.She rushed toward the front door and pounded on it with trembling fists. Before she could knock again, the door flew open.Elidyr Vance stood before her, his face tense with shock.“You’re back,” he said, staring at her soaked clothes and tearful eyes.Tarni struggled to catch her breath. “I have nowhere else to go.”For ten years, Elidyr had hidden his feelings for her. She was his best friend’s younger sister, the one woman he had promised himself never to touch. He had spent years keeping his distance, but seeing her standing there, broken and alone, made it difficult to remember why he had stayed away.He stepped closer, wanting to pull her into his arms. Then Tarni reached for his hand, and every promise he had made to himself began to fall apart.“Tell me to walk away,” he whispered, his eyes fixed on hers.Tarni tightened her fingers around his. “I don't want you to.”He leaned down and kissed her, and in that moment, everything between them changed.But their secret romance would soon threaten to destroy his friendship with her brother. Worse, when a series of strange accidents began putting Tarni's life in danger, she realized someone was determined to make sure she never found happiness again.And the person behind it might be closer than either of them imagined.