Rory Bennett thought she had escaped the violence that took her best friend, Sophie's life, but the legal system failed. Marcus Blackwood wasn't convicted and witnesses began to die one after the other. Forced into hiding under a new name, Rory's fragile calm unravels when she meets Paul Wright, a man who makes her feel alive again. But life is such a cruel teacher as she discovers Paul's dark secret, he was Marcus’s estranged brother and Sophie is not as dead as she believed! Sophie’s “death” was a ruse, staged because her criminal empire was nearly exposed. Now she has resurfaced stronger, colder, and determined to drag Rory into her world of power, betrayal, and twisted love. With this new revelation, Rory once again is on the run but how far can one run when the heart longs for its other half? When love blooms in uncertain places, will Paul fulfill his mission or will keeping Rory safe be the ultimate choice?