Have you ever loved someone enough to destroy your own life for the truth? Isla returns to Millbrook after five years fleeing from a past that marked her forever. Her mentor, the only man she completely trusted, took his own life after being accused of forging historical documents. But Isla knows something doesn't add up in that official version. And she's willing to risk everything to clear his name. What she didn't expect was to come face to face with Kieran Sterling: the heir to a financial empire, the man who was once her obsession... and her downfall. Now he's more dangerous, more powerful, and looks at her as if she were a stranger. But beneath that cold facade, Isla recognizes the same fire that destroyed them years ago. When buried secrets begin to emerge, she discovers that her escape wasn't by chance. Someone orchestrated her downfall, and that someone is willing to kill to keep the truth hidden. Each revelation brings her closer to justice... and to a man who could be her salvation or her ultimate destruction. Trust me when I tell you that some loves feel like wounds that never finish healing. And the forbidden always tastes better, doesn't it? **A story of forbidden love, revenge and secrets that bleed.**