Chapter I

Once upon a time Lily Summerton had her entire life planned.

She knew what she wanted to be, knew who she was going to marry, knew where she wanted to build a life for herself and the family she envisioned.

The summer Lily turned seventeen she was confronted by a monster she didn't see coming, a monster that changed the course of her young life and crushed all her dreams and hopes.

When Lily is summoned home for the summer by her oldest brother Warren the truth threatens to come out about why she left everything behind. Can Lily survive the summer with her tattered heart in tact?