Determined to return a good deed, Isabelle Sweeney refuses to leave Asher Walker in peace until he agrees to stop his self-imposed seclusion and connect with other people. Finding him every inch as stubborn as herself, she offers a compromise: she'll stop hiking to his cabin if he'll agree to partner her on the scavenger hunt, participate in one Founder's Day activity, and escort her to the dance. After that, he could go back to his lonely existence without her interference. After the death of his fiancee, Asher has no intention of interacting with others. His presence puts people at risk, and he refuses to injure anyone else. But when Belle vows to keep visiting him, he reluctantly agrees to her three demands. However, after his final task, he would return to the mountain without looking back. Their pasts force them apart, but there's something between them neither can deny. Can they push past their fears and come together...or will history repeat itself?