River's been running. From heartbreak, from guilt, from the kind of pain that leaves scars no one can see.
Just when she thinks she's found the perfect remedy, Crown tears through her life like a storm… and somehow stays. Caught between the weight of her past and the ache of her present, River is forced to face the ghosts that refuse to stay buried. Crown's the kind of man love doesn't come easy to. Hardened by violence, loyalty, and everything he's had to become to survive, he never expected to fall for someone like River. She's daring, complicated, and drowning in wounds he can't fix. Grief still lingers. Secrets still fester. And love, no matter how deep, doesn't promise survival. In a world where loyalty can kill and healing often comes too late, River and Crown must decide if love is something they can build from ruins or just another war they're destined to lose.
