She spent years chasing anything that would make the pain stop.
Now, she's learning how to live without it.
Charlotte Johnson is rebuilding her life one day at a time. Focused on staying sober, staying in control, and staying far away from anything that might drag her back under.
Love isn't part of the plan. Neither is the dangerously controlled man who keeps showing up in her space like he's been there all along.
Alexander Montgomery notices everything.
He sees the cracks she tries to hide. The strength she doesn't realize she has. And the quiet ways she fights for herself when no one's watching. He doesn't push. He doesn't pry.
But he doesn't walk away, either.
Because Charlotte isn't looking for someone to save her. And Alexander isn't the kind of man who lets go of something he wants.
Especially when it's her.
And some people... you don't just want.
You crave them.