It's been five long years since we last saw one another. Five years since I threatened him with divorce papers that never materialized. Five years since, he torched my body, tortured my soul, and walked out, leaving me alone.

Though I have gone on with my life with another, I will never forget how he breathed life into my body, made me cry with the faintest thrust, and brought a smile to my lips on the hardest days.

I will never forget what changed us forever. One week with his best friend.

Now that he's back, he's just as arrogant and demanding as before. He wants my heart, soul, and me back in his bed. What's worse? He even wants me to be the mother of his child, the one he's conceived with another woman.

But it's hard to ignore what he's offering me: answers about our past and the chance at forever with him. The problem with Shepherd Maxwell is that I'm like a moth to a flame when he's around.

And going back means I'll only get burned again.

Contains mature themes.