Chapter 1: The Quiet Before

She thought she left the past behind. He knows the past never stays buried.

After ten years in hiding, Emma Quinn has built a quiet life working in a bridal boutique, far from the man who once made her world a nightmare. But when a face from that nightmare reappears, everything she's built begins to unravel. Enter Aidan Shaw-gritty, relentless, and tracking the same man who's now hunting Emma.

He says he's there to help. She's not sure she can trust him. But with danger closing in and secrets rising to the surface, trust might be the only thing that saves them both.