Once she would have given everything up for him. Now all she can do is protect him from the truth.For Lyra finding Jack Cross was a dream come true.Their raw and unquenchable desire proving what she'd known all along, that they were meant to be. But Lyra has always been Little Miss Green, her naivety leading the way, painting her heart with shades of spring. Now though the secrets of their past lie between them like a briar of thorny roses on a sharp descent into hell.Hell is what life is. It's filled with grief, destruction and living without Jack.Jack Cross risked it all for the truth and lost.The love of his life has run away, leaving him chasing her in the wind, but he's determined not to lose her again. Following Lyra home brings all of the many horrors Jack's tried to forget back to the surface. He has to face his past and the regrets of things never said. More than that he has to face Lyra and push her for the secret that defines them, even if it destroys all of their childhood innocence once and for all.Can Lyra protect them both or will the truth end everything they've ever known?