She was running, headed for
the only Escape she could imagine. home.
or some Vague resemblance of it. the pain of
leaving was more Excruciating with each mile—her past the
heavy baggage she carried, Riddled with false impressions and lies;
yet, the truth was Ever present. she was damned if she left—
Destroyed if she stayed.

Hanna Dobbs was a mystery he wished to solve, his answer to an unspoken question—and just out of reach. She belonged to him, but he’d never be her home until the ties of their pasts were forever severed.