"With him, it wasn't exactly love at first sight. More like it wasn't love at first anything. I hated him so much I could die - but if only he allowed me to. So naturally, instead, I disappeared." Tori Everett was perfectly content with her quiet, walk-though-the-mud life. She didn't run after danger, and danger didn't run after her. Despite years of avoiding trouble, it comes to her in the form of Christopher Bale - a mysterious, alluring man that she can't help but loathe with a passion. What she doesn't know is his past, and eventually it must return to haunt them both. [ W A R N I N G : This is my NaNoWriMo novel, so I apologize for any mistakes I've possibly missed. ]