Marissa McKay prided herself on not being a fool for love, but when it came to Nate Jacobs all bets were off. Marissa was the only person who knew the deep dark secret that caused Nate to become the man that he is. She was the only person he could truly confide in. But how can one person alone handle another person with all of that trauma, generational abuse, and emotional repression? How can a girl, who simply wants to be with the man she loves, love such a broken man in such a broken world?