Fifteen years ago, tragedy struck Annabeth Swenson's life when her older sister died in a car accident at eighteen. The circumstances of the wreck never sat well with her, but at fifteen, she couldn't do much, and it was either move on or destroy her own future. But now, the man she thought responsible makes headlines, trying to ruin another woman's life.Dean Adler couldn't go home. As a private investigator, digging up dirt on people was his job, and there was plenty of dirt surrounding Johnathan Cassidy. From fraud, to embezzlement, to attempted murder, he and his colleagues gathered enough information to lock the man up for a long, long time. But one thing stuck out at what really happened to Johnathan's high school girlfriend, Wendy? Looking for answers, Dean tracks down her younger sister Annabeth.As they dig deeper, they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets and danger. But every step forward risks awakening dark forces that will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. Amidst the chase for answers, they can't help falling for each other. But will their budding romance survive the sinister forces conspiring against them?