**Mature Content Warning** Material may not be suitable for those under 18. You can't outrun your past. The flames will hunt you until you're found. You must embrace it, learn from it, and allow it to help you grow into who you are meant to be. Celeste knows that she cannot leave the past behind. It has scorched a dark path through her present and her future. As she tries to deal with the demons that haunt her and come to terms with who she really is, she realizes what true fear is. And it's not Dean Marcus. The fear that consumes her thoughts is for Ian, for their love and for his life. You know your past has shaped you but you refuse to bend to its will. That is when the flames of the past will find you and take their revenge. Ian knows the truth and his love remains strong. He wants nothing more than to protect his future and his love at all costs. He has the woman he loves in his arms. His greatest desire is to make her his wife. When more betrayal strikes at his heart, will he be able to overcome those that seek to harm him and the woman he loves?