Jared
It's been three years since I drove Maddie away, since I let the greatest thing in my life slip through my fingers. Since then, I've had to watch at a distance as her life collapsed around her. Now she's broke, struggling, and alone—and I'm finally in a position to work my way back into her life.
She's still mine. She always has been. All I need is a second chance to prove it to her.
Maddie
My life has been circling the drain ever since my dad died and his company collapsed with him. Now I'm working for wages, learning how to live a normal life—since socialite isn't a viable career option—and trying to claw my way out from beneath a mountain of debt.
I never expected to see Jared again. He broke my heart three years ago, and I still haven't recovered. And now he's acquiring the company I work for, and I can only assume he's back to torture me all over again, as if I haven't already suffered enough.
But I'm not the same woman he knew. And this time, I'm not going to let him mess with my head...or worse, my heart.