She was a rising hockey star turned journalist who stabbed the man she loved after he betrayed her. She disappeared before the consequences could catch up with her. He was the mayor’s son, a billionaire heir and celebrated hockey captain who chose fame and status over love, only to be left haunted by the woman he lost. “Where have you been all this time? And why did you come back?” “You need me, Fred,” she whispered. “I am the only one who can save your dying career.” Fanny Rose gave Fred Lawson her trust, her love, and her future. She believed in everything they built together until he shattered it for a life that didn’t include her. In a moment of emotional collapse, she stabbed him and fled, leaving behind everything she once called home. She rebuilt herself in another state, rising as both a former hockey champion and a respected sports journalist. Months later, her father’s death and her stepmother’s failing health drag her back into the world she escaped. Fred Lawson, now at the peak of his hockey career but crumbling behind the spotlight, never stopped wanting her. With unresolved desire, a broken past, a threatened inheritance, and a city that still remembers what she did, Fanny must confront everything she left behind. Will she thrive against all odds, or collapse under the weight of the immense pressure?