Luke

Some things are off-limits. My best friend's little sister has always been one of those things.

Years later, I can still hear his voice in my head telling me not to go there.

The fact those warnings are coming from beyond the grave doesn't help matters either.

Especially when part of me is hellbent on ignoring him.

The thing is, now that I've crossed that line, there's no going back.

Because Montana Baker is everything I've always wanted and can't have.

Montana

I'm not the same girl he remembers. It's been three years since I've seen him. Since I've become a broken shell of the person I once was.

Before my brother died and left me alone in the world… Before I turned to the wrong men for comfort… Before I lost myself…

But when Luke Jameson looks at me, it's not with pity. It's not with disgust. It's like he sees the old me.

I can't let him get mixed up in the mess that is my life, though. Which is why, despite how good it feels when he touches me, I'm already saying goodbye to the only man I've ever loved…