I wasn’t looking for love.

I wasn’t sure I deserved that kind of happiness.

I had my art, a few friends.

That’s all I wanted.

I just needed to get through my senior year of college.

Figure out where to accept an internship after graduation.

Then, there he was.

Ready to be my knight in shining armor, unafraid of the flames surrounding me.

But you wanna know a secret?

I was the true villain.

Not brave enough to quell the shadows from my past.

And by the time I realized what I’d done?

It was too late.

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Violet Young is a senior at Hartford University, where she’s earning her degree in art. Liam Storm is the successful owner of Storm Construction. Violet and Liam’s pasts have left them both in torment, haunted by wounds that have yet to heal.

When fate seems to keep pushing them together, resisting temptation eventually feels like a losing battle. But someone doesn’t want Vi and Liam together. And they’re willing to do anything to keep them apart.

*Warning: Due to mature subject matter, such as explicit sexual situations and coarse language, this story is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.