"I don't know where we stand." Rose's eyes locked into his. "This isn't normal, this isn't what it's supposed to be like, and I feel like I'm weighing you down. All the time." Tears pricked his eyes, as he took a seat on the bench, gazing out at the shine of the sunset on the river. It was the perfect romantic paradise, but tainted with our secrets, our differences. It couldn't work. It wouldn't work. Would it? **************************************** Rose lived in a small, rural village away from everywhere. When she makes an undeniable connection with mysterious Troy, she finds herself entranced with him. As her feelings blossom, she finds out more and more about who he is, and how they are two completely different people. Rose has to decide whether she will hold onto him, and enter a rollercoaster of a relationship, or whether she should let him go. ****************************************** The Prologue is not essential to the story, so feel free to skip to the first chapter because that's when the real story starts...