Brokenhearted, neither Brooke nor Asher can move on.
Humiliated, Brooke became a recluse in the house they were supposed to make a home, and Asher moves through life, more zombie than alive. Something has to give. Knowing it's for the best, Brooke decides to leave the small town where everyone knows her secrets-even the ones she can't remember. When Asher learns that she intends to move across country to teach in a dangerous area with a terrible reputation, all his resolve evaporates. Brooke is his, and despite what happened, he will keep her... now and forever.