Getting the call that my mother had been found dead in the river was one of the most painful moments of my life.
Leaving Ryan— was the next.

Being told to leave the man I loved more than life itself without saying goodbye was like a double-edged knife to my heart.

But what could I have done?
I was just the maid’s daughter.
Nineteen years old and helpless without my mother.

I never thought I would see Ryan again.
I made sure of it.
Then he found me…
After more than a decade he found me and brought chaos with him that took me right back to where it all started.
Home.

Skeletons tumble from the closet with secrets whispering from their lips.
Some secrets were never meant to stay hidden.
Those are the deadliest.
Like poison…
When they get out.
It’s only a matter of time before they destroy.
And, only the strongest will survive.