Tessa Vaughn didn't expect coming home to be anything more than brief reunions and catching up with her best friend, Zara. Then Zara announces her wedding. Maid of honor. Best man. And Adrian Blackwood. The older brother she barely remembered. The one who spent most of his life buried in books, quiet, reserved. But standing in front of her now? That's not the Adrian she remembers. 26 years old. Sharp. Composed. A presence that demands attention-especially hers. And with every sarcastic remark, every lingering glance, every unspoken moment that makes her stomach twist, the truth becomes undeniable. Because Adrian has always seen her. Because Adrian has always known more than he lets on. Because, somewhere between the tension and fire, there's something neither of them are ready to name. And whether she likes it or not-some lines are meant to be crossed.

The girl who fell is gone. The woman she became? You don't walk away from her. Six months after the chaos on the mountain, Tessa Vaughn is no longer the broken girl who cried into his chest. She's 23, undefeated in court, untouchable in stilettos, and unbothered by the name Adrian Blackwood-at least, that's what she tells herself. But Ravensville hasn't forgotten. Adrian's on magazine covers and in every whisper. Still hot. Still powerful. Still the one man who knows her past and her pulse. And just when her control feels airtight-Peter returns. Her ex. The mistake. The man with polished lies and dangerous timing. Now she's trapped between the man who loved her before she shattered, and the one who set the fire in the first place. Redemption comes with choices. And one of them might burn.