Just like that, five years had passed since Desi left everything behind.
The chaos, the pain, the memories of a life she once thought she could have with Lucas.
The small seaside town she now called home had become hers, the place where she could rebuild herself and give her son, Colin, a life free of the shadows that once haunted her.
Desi stood by the window of her home, looking out over the town.
The small clinic she worked at was just a short walk away, tucked in a quiet corner of the town, and she had grown to love it. It was nothing like the luxury of her old life, but it had its own charm, a peace that she had come to treasure.
Here, she was not Lucas’s girlfriend, not the woman trapped in a world of violence and deceit. Here, she was just Desi; Dr. Desi Stevens, a respected
