Evelyn Lyster saves Douglas hulwart from a scandal that could destroy his family’s reputation and finds herself trapped in a secret marriage with the man she has loved since childhood.To Douglas, Evelyn is only a convenient solution but to Evelyn, he is the dream she has carried alone for years.Their two-year marriage begins with separate rooms, cold silences, and a husband who keeps choosing his beautiful childhood friend, Vivian Sterling, over the wife who quietly gives him everything. But just as Douglas begins to see Evelyn differently,Vivian realizes she is losing control and decides She will do anything to keep Douglas for herself.Even if it means destroying his marriage or tearing Evelyn’s life apart.Then Evelyn discovers she is pregnant and believes the secret will finally give Douglas a reason to choose her but before she can tell him, Vivian stages an emergency and makes a desperate call.Douglas leaves his wife behind by the time he learns the truth, Evelyn has lost the baby, disappeared from the Hulwart world, and begun rebuilding her life in Bellmer, but Douglas refuses to let her goAs he uncovers Vivian’s betrayal, he must face the truth about the man he has been, he has one chance to find her, tell her everything, and prove that his love is more than just a regret.Will she still want the man she once loved or has she already learned to live without him?