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Savannah Carter, a suburban wife and former high-powered music publicist, finds herself torn between the safety of her numb, orderly life and the dangerous hunger awakened by her past. Once the queen of late-night negotiations and red carpet chaos, she now folds laundry in silence and watches glitter glue dry on preschool projects. But a single message from her past threatens to pull her entire life back into flames.
The text arrives unexpectedly, three simple words from her ex-lover Jaxon Ryder that shatter Savannah's carefully constructed facade: "Still taste you." Jaxon, a tattooed rockstar with a magnetic pull, was the tempestuous love of her past-a man who embodied chaos, raw truth, and the ruin she once craved. As Savannah navigates her mundane morning routine, the message awakens memories of their passionate, destructive relationship.
Savannah's internal turmoil escalates as she exchanges increasingly intimate messages with Jaxon, each one chipping away at the fragile stability of her marriage to Nathan, her reliable but emotionally distant husband. When Jaxon reveals he's in town and asks for 24 hours of her time, Savannah faces a dilemma between the life she's built and the one she left behind. Flashes of her past with Jaxon-the backstage trysts, bruising fights, and scorching lyrics he's written about her-haunt her waking hours, making it impossible to fully commit to the suburban routine that has become her new normal.
Savannah's journey is one of emotional turmoil, nostalgia, and the powerful pull of a toxic, all-consuming love. Trapped between the fire of her past and the ashes of her present, she must ultimately decide whether to embrace the ruin Jaxon offers or remain a ghost in her own life. The outcome will determine if she can reclaim the passion that once defined her or if she'll be forever consumed by the embers of what she left behind.