Prologue

Serena Bell is used to people leaving her. Both of her parents left her as a child to start new families, and she was raised by her beloved grandparents. After their deaths, however, she is sent to live with her father and his family in Forks, Washington.
Yet another change in her 16 years of living, but this one will change her life forever.
Paul Lahote is hot-headed, loyal, and protective. After his parent's divorce, he is no stranger to the feeling of abandonment by his mother. She left the role of mother as soon as she could.
Fate has brought their paths together, will they help each other with the baggage they both carry?