They were childhood best friends... until they weren't. Years later, Aurora sees him again, Malakai Madden. The boy she grew up with, the one she left behind. But some things don't stay buried for long, and some hearts don't forget. Now he's all grown up, all strong rules and discipline... and somehow, he's still hers. They were inseparable once. Malakai's world only made sense when she was in it. She was his sunshine, his purpose, his beacon. Then she left. Vanished. Took his heart with her. Now there is a hollow space inside his heart, waiting to be filled, but the ghost of her - the one that has sunk her icy claws into his heart - won't let go. Haunting him. Taunting him. There was no escaping Aurora Saint-Germain. Not in this lifetime, and not in the one following.